In Congress, I will vote to cut wasteful government spending and streamline our tax code to create incentivizes for all businesses to hire more workers and invest in America.
Will streamline the tax code to create incentives for businesses to hire more workers and invest in America.
Occurrences
Representative Jake Ellzey (TX-6) will formally introduce the Apprenticeship Infrastructure Tax Credit Act of 2025 in the coming days.
Evidence
Ellzey said he will formally introduce the Apprenticeship Infrastructure Tax Credit Act of 2025, which proposes a $3,000 annual tax credit to employers for hiring and retaining registered apprentices, with a $6,000 enhanced credit for certain veterans and service members.
The archive shown on the official press-releases page lists the newest items in April 2026, with older entries below; no May-June 2026 tax-code announcement is shown on the page snapshot.
The Clerk's vote page states 'House Not In Session' and 'Next Session: June 15th, 2026 at 10:30 AM.'
Ellzey said he would formally introduce the Apprenticeship Infrastructure Tax Credit Act of 2025, proposing a $3,000 annual tax credit for employers that hire and retain registered apprentices, with a $6,000 enhanced credit for certain veterans and service members.
The House Clerk's votes page says 'House Not In Session' and lists 'Next Session: June 22nd, 2026 at 12:00 PM.'
The press-release archive shows the newest 2026 entry dated 4/30/26 and no May-June 2026 tax-code announcement in the archive snapshot.
The Clerk's vote page says "House Not In Session" and "Next Session: Tomorrow at 12:00 PM."
The official archive shows April 2026 as the newest visible month and no May or June 2026 tax-code release in the snapshot.
Assessments
Ellzey publicly advanced a tax-code proposal, the Apprenticeship Infrastructure Tax Credit Act of 2025, to give employers credits for hiring and retaining apprentices. That is a concrete legislative attempt aligned with the promise, but the evidence shows only introduction/proposal, not enactment or implemented tax-code reform. Under the given rules, a serious but unsuccessful effort counts as never with effort credit.
Ellzey made a serious same-term legislative effort that fit the promise by introducing the Apprenticeship Infrastructure Tax Credit Act of 2025, a proposal to use tax credits to encourage employer hiring. But the evidence only shows a bill proposal and no enactment, no broader tax-code streamlining, and no delivered business incentive policy taking effect. Under the scoring rule, a substantial attempt that did not achieve the promised outcome is a failed delivery rather than partial fulfillment.
Ellzey took a concrete same-term step toward the promise by introducing the Apprenticeship Infrastructure Tax Credit Act of 2025, which would use the tax code to encourage employers to hire and retain workers. That is meaningful candidate-led action aligned with the pledge, but the available evidence shows only a proposal, not enacted tax-code changes or delivered nationwide hiring and investment incentives. Because he materially advanced the idea but did not complete the promised policy outcome as of June 13, 2026, partial credit fits better than full delivery or final failure.