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H.R. 703

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 703, the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R) with 192 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 23, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


Record

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H.R. 703 has 192 co-sponsors.

hb703/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 703 IH: Main Street Tax Certainty Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-23
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 703 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 23, 2025 Mr. Smucker (for himself, Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania , Mr. LaHood , Ms. Van Duyne , Mr. Buchanan , Mrs. Miller of West Virginia , Mr. Feenstra , Mr. Murphy , Mr. Stauber , Mr. Joyce of Pennsylvania , Mr. Bost , Mr. Crenshaw , Mr. Meuser , Mr. Ellzey , Mr. Weber of Texas , Ms. Salazar , Mr. Clyde , Mr. Fitzgerald , Mr. Rouzer , Mrs. Cammack , Mr. Finstad , Mr. Carter of Georgia , Mr. Ciscomani , Mr. Cline , Mr. Fong , Mr. Smith of Nebraska , Mr. Rulli , Mr. Moolenaar , Ms. Foxx , Mr. Lawler , Mr. Green of Tennessee , Mr. Rogers of Kentucky , Mrs. Bice , Mr. Strong , Mr. Guest , Mr. Hudson , Mr. Kean , Mr. Rogers of Alabama , Mr. Nunn of Iowa , Mr. Moran , Mr. Fallon , Mr. Edwards , Mr. Moore of West Virginia , Mr. Rutherford , Mr. Hern of Oklahoma , Mr. Estes , Mr. Gottheimer , Mr. Moore of Utah , Mr. Kustoff , Mr. Grothman , Mr. Van Orden , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Mr. Baird , Mr. Fleischmann , Mr. Carey , Mr. Griffith , Mr. Sessions , Mr. Webster of Florida , Mrs. Kim , Mr. LaLota , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Zinke , Mrs. Wagner , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Alford , Mr. Fulcher , Mr. Balderson , Mr. Kiley of California , Mr. Garbarino , Mr. Barrett , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Graves , Mr. Miller of Ohio , Mr. Van Drew , Mr. Ezell , Mrs. Harshbarger , Ms. Maloy , Ms. Letlow , Mrs. Hinson , Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Begich , Mr. Valadao , Mr. Walberg , Mr. Kelly of Mississippi , Mr. Collins , Mr. Langworthy , Mr. Scott Franklin of Florida , Mr. Bilirakis , Mr. Huizenga , Mr. Allen , Mr. Bergman , Mr. Higgins of Louisiana , Mr. Amodei of Nevada , Mr. Thompson of Pennsylvania , Mr. Owens , Mr. Steil , Mr. Guthrie , Mr. Barr , Mr. Calvert , Mr. Wittman , Mr. Burchett , Mr. Newhouse , Ms. Mace , Mr. Mackenzie , Mrs. Houchin , Mr. Williams of Texas , Ms. Tenney , Mrs. Fischbach , Ms. Hageman , Mr. Steube , Mr. Gill of Texas , Mr. Schmidt , Ms. De La Cruz , Mr. McCormick , Mr. McDowell , Mr. Bresnahan , Mrs. Miller-Meeks , Mr. Loudermilk , Mr. Yakym , Mr. Gooden , Mr. Johnson of South Dakota , Ms. Malliotakis , Mr. Perry , Mr. Burlison , Mr. Arrington , Mr. Bean of Florida , Mr. Timmons , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. LaMalfa , Mr. McCaul , Mr. Wied , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Mr. Downing , Mr. Crank , Mr. Gimenez , Mr. Davidson , Mr. Lucas , Mr. Taylor , Mr. Moore of North Carolina , Mr. Luttrell , Mr. Schweikert , Mr. Comer , Mr. Emmer , Mr. Joyce of Ohio , Mr. Jack , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. Reschenthaler , Mr. Fry , Mr. Cole , Mr. Hill of Arkansas , Mr. Jackson of Texas , Mr. Mills , and Mr. McGuire ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Main Street Tax Certainty Act .
2.
Deduction for qualified business income made permanent
(a)
In general
Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking subsection (i).
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-23
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 23, 2025

hb703/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/23/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R) sponsors H.R. 703, and 192 members have co-sponsored it, 154 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 703 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 23, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 703 has taken 2 actions since Jan 23, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 23, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 23, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 703 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 703 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Main Street Tax Certainty Act — Display Title
  • Main Street Tax Certainty Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the deduction for qualified business income. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

61 clients hired 55 firms and 389 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 703 in 252 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Trade (domestic/foreign), Budget/Appropriations, Transportation, Small Business, Environment/Superfund, Immigration.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill. The 20 that filed most often, of 61.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NATIONAL BEER WHOLESALERS ASSOCIATIONNational trade associationVirginia211$176K
NATIONAL ROOFING CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATIONNational trade association comprised of contractors, manufacturers and distributors.Illinois29$30K
AMRIZE NORTH AMERICA INC.Illinois18
REDWOOD HOLDINGS, LLC FKA REDWOOD CAPITAL INVESTMENTSPrivate investment companyMaryland17$640K
AMERICAN HOTEL & LODGING ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia17
PENNSYLVANIA FARM BUREAUPennsylvania17
AMAC ACTION, INC.Seniors OrganizationNew York16$240K
NATIONAL LUMBER AND BUILDING MATERIAL DEALERS ASSOCIATIONA national trade association of lumber and building materials dealersDistrict of Columbia16$240K
AMERICAN LIGHTING ASSOCIATIONAssociation representing the interests of the residential and retail lighting industries.Texas16$120K
CAFFERTY COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE SERVICESCommercial real estateVirginia16$60K
FAMILY BUSINESS COALITIONLobbying and ConsultingDistrict of Columbia16$60K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia16
AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONSDistrict of Columbia16
ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS INCDistrict of Columbia16
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.District of Columbia16
M FINANCIALFinancial ServicesOregon16
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSDistrict of Columbia16
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WHOLESALER-DISTRIBUTORSDistrict of Columbia16
NATIONAL SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONDistrict of Columbia16
NEW VENTURE FUNDA 501(c)(3) public charity, supports innovative and effective public interest projects.District of Columbia16

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 389.

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Amendme…
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2026 first_quarter$19.8M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 second_quarter$19.3M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 first_quarter$19.3M1st Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 fourth_quarter$18M4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS2025 second_quarter$16.1M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS2025 fourth_quarter$15.9M4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS2026 first_quarter$15.5M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS2026 second_quarter$14.6M2nd Quarter - Report
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE U.S.A.2025 third_quarter$13.7M3rd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS2025 first_quarter$11.2M1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORSNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS2025 third_quarter$11M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$3.5M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$3.1M1st Quarter - Report
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)2025 second_quarter$3.1M2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL INCNATIONAL MULTIFAMILY HOUSING COUNCIL, INC.2025 second_quarter$2.7M2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICAINDEPENDENT COMMUNITY BANKERS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$2.7M2nd Quarter - Report
NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)NFIB (NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS)2025 first_quarter$2.3M1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION2025 third_quarter$2.2M3rd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION2025 second_quarter$2M2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 703 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 703’s is Taxation.

hr703/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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