Simplify the federal tax code and make it more competitive.

Mike Lee · Utah · Republican

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simplifying our tax code and making it more competitive

Lee says the federal government should simplify the tax code and improve its competitiveness.

Jobs - Mike Lee US Senator for Utah
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The legislation before us today is the product of that work, bringing clarity, parity, and workability to digital asset taxation

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Congress was still pursuing tax-code modernization, indicating the simplification/clarity component remains ongoing rather than fully settled.

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Chairman Smith Opening Statement: Markup of Legislation Delivering Historic Tax Certainty for Digital Assets, Improving Tax Administration, Expanding Access to Health & Welfare Services, Strengthening Supply Chains - Ways and Means
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Permanent tax relief, including the section 199A small business deduction and 100 percent bonus depreciation, is giving her family’s company the certainty to grow without the fear of a tax increase.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): A House committee statement in the lookback window points to enacted business tax provisions producing investment certainty, supporting partial delivery on competitiveness.

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Big, Beautiful Success Story: Family-Owned Small Business in Oklahoma is Expanding, Revitalizing Historic Community Thanks to Working Families Tax Cuts - Ways and Means
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The Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) amended and extended section 45Z, including making several changes that require technical modeling updates to the 45ZCF-GREET model used to determine emissions rates.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Recent IRS implementation shows enacted tax-code changes are in force, but the need for technical guidance underscores partial implementation rather than complete simplification.

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IRS issues notice on 45Z Clean Fuel Production Tax Credit to support domestic biofuel production and American agriculture | Internal Revenue Service
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Lee (R-UT), Yea

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Lee voted for H.R. 1, the reconciliation bill that carried major tax provisions relevant to competitiveness and some administrative simplification.

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U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 372
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Question: On Passage of the Bill (H.R. 1, as Amended ) Vote Number: 372 Vote Date: July 1, 2025, 11:56 AM Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Senate passed H.R. 1 during Lee's term, moving the tax package toward enactment.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, 1st Session, Vote 372
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Chapter 3--Establishing Certainty and Competitiveness for American Job Creators subchapter a--permanent u.s. business tax reform and boosting domestic investment Sec. 70301. Full expensing for certain business property. Sec. 70302. Full expensing of domestic research and experimental expenditures. Sec. 70303. Modification of limitation on business interest.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The enacted law contains business-tax provisions explicitly framed around certainty and competitiveness, including full expensing, R&D expensing, and business-interest changes. This supports partial delivery, not full delivery of the broader simplification promise.

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Public Law 119-21 - An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14
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