Work to restore globally competitive interest deductibility standards for U.S. companies by advancing the EBITDA Act.

Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) introduced the Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility (EBITDA) Act.

Estes announced that he is introducing legislation to restore interest deductibility standards and expand domestic investment for U.S.-headquartered companies.

Rep. Estes, Sen. Capito Introduce Bill to Unleash Domestic Investments for U.S. Companies | U.S. Representative Ron Estes
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Today, U.S. Rep. Ron Estes (R-Kan.) introduced the Ensuring Better Interest Treatment and Deductibility (EBITDA) Act. The legislation builds on the Working Families Tax Cuts Act’s—also known as the One Big Beautiful Bill—pro-growth policy by restoring globally competitive interest deductibility standards and unleashing domestic investment for U.S.-headquartered companies.

Estes introduced the EBITDA Act to restore interest deductibility standards.

News List | U.S. Representative Ron Estes
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...strongly supported the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that put money in the pockets of hardworking Kansans...

The excerpt reports past support for tax legislation, but no explicit new commitment to future tax action appears here.

Ron Estes for Congress
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Public Law 119-21 includes Sec. 70303, modifying the business-interest limitation by striking the pre-2022 taxable-year restriction in section 163(j)(8)(A)(v).

The enacted law restored the EBITDA-style adjusted taxable income calculation for the section 163(j) business interest deduction for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. This substantively fulfills the promised policy outcome.

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Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, GovInfo PDF
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The GovInfo public law records H.R. 1 as approved July 4, 2025, after House passage, Senate amendment, and House concurrence.

The business-interest provision was not merely introduced or attempted; it became enacted federal law in Public Law 119-21.

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Public Law 119-21, H.R. 1, GovInfo PDF
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Roll Call 190 on H.R. 1 passed, 218-214; the Clerk lists Estes, Republican of Kansas, voting Aye.

Estes voted for final House concurrence on the bill that became Public Law 119-21 and included the restored business-interest deductibility standard.

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House Clerk Roll Call 190, H.R. 1 Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment
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Roll Call 145 on H.R. 1 passed, 215-214; the Clerk lists Estes, Republican of Kansas, voting Yea.

Before final enactment, Estes also voted to advance the House-passed version of H.R. 1, providing concrete legislative action toward the promised EBITDA-related tax change.

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House Clerk Roll Call 145, H.R. 1 On Passage
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