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H.R. 2671

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2671, the Tax Fairness for Workers Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 7, 2025 by Rep. Brendan Boyle (D) with 176 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Apr 7, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


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H.R. 2671 has 176 co-sponsors.

hb2671/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2671 IH: Tax Fairness for Workers Act
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-04-07
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I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2671 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 7, 2025 Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Norcross , Mrs. Ramirez , Mr. Goldman of New York , Mr. Latimer , Mr. Green of Texas , Ms. Schakowsky , Ms. Wasserman Schultz , Mr. Moulton , Ms. Brownley , Ms. Pettersen , Mr. Bishop , Mr. McGarvey , Mr. Peters , Mrs. McBath , Mr. Mullin , Ms. Kelly of Illinois , Ms. Sherrill , Mr. Davis of North Carolina , Mrs. McIver , Mr. Cleaver , Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania , Ms. Sánchez , Mr. Larsen of Washington , Mr. Sherman , Mr. Kennedy of New York , Mr. Garcia of California , Mr. Khanna , Mr. Keating , Mr. Casar , Ms. Jayapal , Ms. Tlaib , Mr. Olszewski , Mr. Krishnamoorthi , Ms. Titus , Ms. McCollum , Mr. Carter of Louisiana , Mr. Castro of Texas , Mr. Johnson of Georgia , Mr. Deluzio , Ms. Morrison , Mr. Davis of Illinois , Mr. Mrvan , Ms. Hoyle of Oregon , Mr. Subramanyam , Mr. Horsford , Mrs. Trahan , Ms. McBride , Ms. Stansbury , Mr. Neguse , Ms. Waters , Ms. Schrier , Mr. Foster , Mr. McGovern , Ms. Lee of Pennsylvania , Ms. Scanlon , Mr. Connolly , Mr. Lynch , Mr. Beyer , Ms. DelBene , Mr. Ivey , Ms. Omar , Mr. Thanedar , Ms. Pressley , Mr. Swalwell , Ms. Scholten , Mr. Gomez , Ms. Norton , Mr. Schneider , Ms. Balint , Ms. Barragán , Mr. Tonko , Mr. Ryan , Ms. Brown , Mr. Bacon , Mr. Menendez , Mr. Casten , Mr. Doggett , Mr. Stanton , Mr. Smith of Washington , Mr. Vargas , Mr. Costa , Mr. Riley of New York , Mr. Cohen , Mr. Frost , Ms. Williams of Georgia , Mr. Torres of New York , Ms. Ocasio-Cortez , Mrs. Beatty , Mrs. Cherfilus-McCormick , Mr. Carbajal , Ms. Matsui , Mrs. Sykes , Mr. Pocan , Mrs. Torres of California , Mr. Magaziner , Ms. Davids of Kansas , Mr. Garamendi , Ms. Lois Frankel of Florida , Ms. Perez , Ms. Ansari , Mr. Evans of Pennsylvania , Ms. Stevens , Mr. Mannion , Ms. Salinas , Mr. Cuellar , Mr. DeSaulnier , Ms. Bonamici , Mr. Suozzi , Mr. Pallone , Mr. Case , Mrs. Dingell , Mr. Morelle , Mr. Meeks , Ms. Craig , Ms. DeGette , Mr. Aguilar , Ms. Bynum , Mr. Quigley , Mr. Conaway , Ms. Meng , Ms. Tokuda , Ms. Plaskett , Mr. Figures , Ms. DeLauro , Mr. David Scott of Georgia , Mr. Takano , Mr. Fitzpatrick , Ms. Chu , Ms. Strickland , Mr. Landsman , Mr. Sorensen , Mr. LaLota , Ms. Ross , Ms. Velázquez , Ms. Sewell , Ms. Castor of Florida , Mr. Bell , Mr. Moskowitz , Ms. Garcia of Texas , Ms. Wilson of Florida , Ms. Budzinski , Ms. McDonald Rivet , Mrs. Hayes , Mr. Panetta , Ms. Dexter , Ms. Leger Fernandez , Mr. Crow , Ms. Randall , Ms. Goodlander , and Mr. García of Illinois ) 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 allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Tax Fairness for Workers Act .
2.
Allowance of deduction for certain expenses of the trade or business of being an employee
(a)
Above-the-Line deduction for union dues and expenses
Section 62(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: The limitation under the preceding sentence shall not apply to deductions which are attributable to a trade or business consisting of the performance of services by the taxpayer as an employee if such deductions are for union dues and expenses. .
(b)
Allowance of miscellaneous itemized deduction for other expenses of the trade or business of being an employee
Section 67(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1)
by striking
2025 .—Notwithstanding subsection (a), and inserting “
2025 .—
(1)
In general
Notwithstanding subsection (a), except as provided in paragraph (2),
; and
(2)
by adding at the end the following:
(2)
Exception for expenses of the trade or business of being an employee
(A)
In general
Paragraph (1) shall not apply to miscellaneous itemized deductions for any taxable year which are itemized deductions attributable to a trade or business carried on by the taxpayer which consists of the performance of services by the taxpayer as an employee.
(B)
Application of 2-percent test
In applying subsection (a) for any taxable year to which this paragraph applies, only the itemized deductions described in subparagraph (A) shall be taken into account as miscellaneous itemized deductions.
.
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-04-07
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee.

Sponsors

Rep. Brendan Boyle (D) sponsors H.R. 2671, and 176 members have co-sponsored it, 150 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2671 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Apr 7, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2671 has taken 2 actions since Apr 7, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 7, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 7, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 2671 has not gone to a roll call.

2 bills are related to H.R. 2671.

Titles

H.R. 2671 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Tax Fairness for Workers Act — Display Title
  • Tax Fairness for Workers Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow workers an above-the-line deduction for union dues and expenses and to allow a miscellaneous itemized deduction for workers for all unreimbursed expenses incurred in the trade or business of being an employee. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

13 clients hired 13 firms and 64 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2671 in 53 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 Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Health Issues, Government Issues, Retirement, Defense, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICADistrict of Columbia16
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIRE FIGHTERSDistrict of Columbia16
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF SHEET METAL AIR RAIL & TRANSPORTATION WORKERSInternational Union Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation WorkersDistrict of Columbia16
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERSDistrict of Columbia16
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSMaryland15
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEEVirginia15
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONDistrict of Columbia15
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESDistrict of Columbia14
AIR LINE PILOTS ASSOCIATIONVirginia12
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSDistrict of Columbia12
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTSDistrict of Columbia12
INTERNATIONAL ALLIANCE OF THEATRICAL STAGE EMPLOYEESDistrict of Columbia12
UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICAVirginia12

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 64.

Filings

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

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS2025 second_quarter$1.1M2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2025 second_quarter$770K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2025 third_quarter$750K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS2025 third_quarter$740K3rd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS2026 second_quarter$715K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS2025 fourth_quarter$710K4th Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2025 fourth_quarter$700K4th Quarter - Amendme…
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEESAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE, COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES2025 fourth_quarter$690K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEETHE NATIONAL RIGHT TO WORK COMMITTEE2025 second_quarter$690K2nd Quarter - Report
INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERSINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS AND AEROSPACE WORKERS2026 first_quarter$680K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 first_quarter$490K1st Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 first_quarter$479K1st Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 second_quarter$463K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$457K4th Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2025 third_quarter$435K3rd Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2026 second_quarter$431K2nd Quarter - Report
COMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICACOMMUNICATIONS WORKERS OF AMERICA2026 first_quarter$430K1st Quarter - Report
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERSAMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS2026 second_quarter$410K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2671 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2671’s is Taxation.

hr2671/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

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 2671, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 62 (Monday, April 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania:H.R. 2671.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the US Constitution under theGeneral Welfare Clause[Page H1461]

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com