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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

This supports that Daines actively pressed for Main Street business tax treatment during drafting before backing the Senate tax bill.

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Two GOP holdouts say they’ll vote for tax bill
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