That’s why I support the FairTax, a system of taxation that abolishes the IRS and replaces it with a one-time, inclusive, federal sales tax on new goods and services. The FairTax creates a level playing field by taxing Americans at the cash register the same and it ensures fairness through the prebate.
Abolish the Internal Revenue Service and replace the federal income tax with the FairTax, a one-time inclusive federal sales tax on new goods and services with a monthly prebate.
Occurrences
Andrew's tax plan would be simple: 1. Eliminate graduated taxes and implement a FairTax system [H.R.25] 2. Stop taxation on the production of goods [pass H.R. 25] 3. Dismantle the IRS [pass H.R. 25]
Evidence
Rep. Clyde’s official House issue page says he supports the FairTax, describes it as replacing the current tax code with a one-time inclusive federal sales tax on new goods and services, and says it would abolish the IRS and use a monthly prebate.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 25 was introduced on January 3, 2025, referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means, and lists Andrew S. Clyde as a cosponsor; the bill’s official title says it would repeal the income tax, abolish the IRS, and enact a national sales tax administered primarily by the states.
Congress.gov shows H.Res. 1150 was introduced on April 16, 2024, and the resolution text states that the FairTax would repeal the current tax code, replace it with a national consumption tax, and eliminate the need for the IRS; Andrew Clyde is listed as a co-submitter in the House record.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 25 was introduced in the House on 2025-01-03, referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means the same day, and remains in Introduced status; the summary says the bill would replace federal income, payroll, estate, and gift taxes with a federal sales tax and eliminate the Internal Revenue Service.
Clyde's official House issue page says he supports the FairTax, describing it as a one-time inclusive federal sales tax on new goods and services with a monthly prebate that would abolish the IRS.
Assessments
Clyde publicly supported the FairTax and took some concrete legislative steps, including cosponsoring H.R. 25 and co-submitting a FairTax Day resolution, but the IRS was not abolished and the federal income tax was not replaced. The bill remained introduced and referred, so the promise was not delivered.
The promised outcome has not been delivered: the IRS has not been abolished and the federal income tax has not been replaced by the FairTax. Clyde did materially support the promise in federal office by cosponsoring H.R. 25, the FairTax Act of 2025, which would repeal income and related taxes, create a national sales tax with a monthly rebate, and eliminate the IRS. However, Congress.gov shows the bill was only introduced and referred to the House Ways and Means Committee on January 3, 2025, with no enactment. His FairTax Day resolution was symbolic and likewise did not implement the policy. Because he made a serious legislative attempt during his House service but the promised outcome failed, this is never with an effort badge.