Continue fighting for tax relief for Main Street businesses and working families as the final tax bill is drafted.

I’ll continue giving Main Street and working families a voice as the Senate and House work together on a final bill.

Daines commits to keep advocating for Main Street businesses and working families while Congress finalizes the tax bill.

Daines Votes to Advance Once in A Generation Tax Cuts - Senator Steve Daines
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On December 2, 2017, the Senate passed H.R. 1, the tax bill that became the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, by a 51-49 vote. Steve Daines (R-MT) voted Yea on that roll call.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Daines supported the Senate tax bill at a key stage of passage.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session
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Congress.gov shows H.R. 1 became Public Law No. 115-97 on December 22, 2017. Its summary says the act reduced tax rates and modified policies, credits, and deductions for individuals and businesses, including a 20% deduction for qualified business income from pass-through entities.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The final tax bill was enacted and included tax relief for individuals and pass-through businesses.

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H.R.1 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
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The enrolled law text for Public Law 115-97 adds new individual tax brackets for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, and before January 1, 2026, and creates a temporary 20% deduction for qualified business income from partnerships, S corporations, and sole proprietorships.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law itself provided the individual and Main Street business tax relief described in the claim.

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Public Law 115-97
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Latest Action: 12/22/2017 Became Public Law No: 115-97. Congress.gov summary says the law amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce tax rates and modify credits and deductions for individuals and businesses.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The final federal tax bill became law in Daines's 2015-2021 Senate term and Congress's official summary describes individual and business tax relief, matching the promised outcome.

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H.R.1 - 115th Congress (2017-2018): An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
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Public Law 115-97, section 11001, modified individual income tax rate tables for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017, including 10%, 12%, 22%, 24%, 32%, 35%, and 37% brackets.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted statute itself provided working-family individual tax relief through revised individual rate brackets effective after 2017.

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Public Law 115-97
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Public Law 115-97 includes Part II, Deduction for Qualified Business Income, and section 199A allowed a qualified business income deduction tied to 20 percent of qualified business income or related amounts.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted final bill delivered Main Street pass-through business tax relief by creating the qualified business income deduction.

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Public Law 115-97
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For H.R. 1, the Senate vote page lists Vote Date: December 20, 2017; Vote Result: Motion Agreed to; YEAs 51, NAYs 48; and Daines (R-MT), Yea.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Daines voted yes on the final Senate action that advanced H.R. 1 immediately before enactment, tying him directly to same-term passage of the tax relief bill.

delivered same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes 115th Congress - 1st Session, Vote 323
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Axios reported that Steve Daines and Ron Johnson would vote yes after assurances of a larger pass-through deduction, and that Daines cited progress for Main Street businesses.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): This supports that Daines actively pressed for Main Street business tax treatment during drafting before backing the Senate tax bill.

partial same_term A for effort

Two GOP holdouts say they’ll vote for tax bill
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