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Ohio General Assembly urges U.S. Congress to make 2017 federal tax cuts permanent
Original title: Urge Congress to make the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent
Last action · June 18, 2025: Referred to Government Oversight and ReformSponsors: Josh Williams and 40 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Ohio House of Representatives adopted a urging the United States Congress to make the temporary provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent to prevent economic uncertainty for taxpayers and businesses.
Why it matters
The measure carries no legal force or statutory changes, serving instead as a formal expression of policy preference sent to federal lawmakers regarding federal tax policy.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Directly affected
taxpayers and businesses
Taxpayers and businesses experience ongoing planning uncertainty regarding the temporary status of federal tax provisions.
Key Facts
You don't have to trust us. Each fact below is taken straight from the official document - click any one to see the exact passage, highlighted in the original.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does this resolution change Ohio or federal tax rates?
No. The resolution is a non-binding that urges federal lawmakers to act; it does not change any tax laws itself.
Who receives copies of this resolution?
The Clerk of the House of Representatives transmits copies to the President of the United States, congressional leadership in both chambers, and all members of Congress representing Ohio.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
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Procedural history
5 actions- Jun 18, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Government Oversight and Reform
- Jun 12, 2025SenateOffered
- Jun 11, 2025HouseFloorAdopted
- Jun 4, 2025HouseCommitteeReported (Government Oversight)
- Mar 5, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced and Referred to Committee (Government Oversight)
Version history & redline
3 versions on fileComparing As Reported by the House Government Oversight Committee → As Adopted by the House
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136th
General Assembly
Regular
Session H. C. R. No. 8
2025-2026
Representative
Williams
Cosponsors:
Representatives Deeter, Fischer, Gross, Santucci, Thomas, D., Hall,
T., removed: Lear
added: Lear, Barhorst, Bird, Callender, Craig, Creech, Daniels, Dovilla,
Fowler Arthur, Ghanbari, Hoops, John, Johnson, Kishman, Klopfenstein,
LaRe, Lorenz, Mathews, A., Mathews, T., McClain, Miller, K., Miller,
M., Peterson, Plummer, Richardson, Ritter, Robb Blasdel, Roemer,
Salvo, Schmidt, Stephens, Stewart, Willis, Workman
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Voting Record
Motion succeededOfficial roll call ↗
Adopted
Total
92
- Yes
- 92
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (92)
Bride Rose SweeneyParty not recordedno
Meredith CraigParty not recordedyes
Michele GrimParty not recordedno
Riordan McClainParty not recordedyes
Nick SantucciParty not recordedyes
Allison RussoParty not recordedno
Gary ClickParty not recordedyes
Thomas HallParty not recordedyes
Kevin MillerParty not recordedyes
Tex FischerParty not recordedyes
Phil PlummerParty not recordedyes
Beryl PiccolantonioParty not recordedno
Justin PizzulliParty not recordedyes
Munira AbdullahiParty not recordedno
Beth LearParty not recordedyes
Matthew KishmanParty not recordedyes
Mark SigristParty not recordedno
Darnell BrewerParty not recordedno
Sharon A. RayParty not recordedyes
Levi DeanParty not recordedyes
Jack DanielsParty not recordedyes
Brian LorenzParty not recordedyes
Ty MathewsParty not recordedyes
Brian StewartParty not recordedyes
68 more members
Christine CockleyParty not recordedno
Tracy RichardsonParty not recordedyes
Ron FergusonParty not recordedyes
Dontavius JarrellsParty not recordedno
Gayle ManningParty not recordedyes
Elgin RogersParty not recordedno
Phillip M. Robinson, Jr.Party not recordedno
Sedrick DensonParty not recordedno
Matt HuffmanParty not recordedyes
Mark HinerParty not recordedyes
Karen BrownleeParty not recordedno
Marilyn JohnParty not recordedyes
Bill RoemerParty not recordedyes
Tim BarhorstParty not recordedyes
Jim ThomasParty not recordedyes
Sarah Fowler ArthurParty not recordedyes
Terrence UpchurchParty not recordedno
David ThomasParty not recordedyes
Brian LamptonParty not recordedyes
Derrick HallParty not recordedno
Jodi SalvoParty not recordedyes
Mark JohnsonParty not recordedyes
Jason StephensParty not recordedyes
Tristan RaderParty not recordedno
Jamie CallenderParty not recordedyes
Haraz GhanbariParty not recordedyes
Erika WhiteParty not recordedno
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedyes
Tom YoungParty not recordedyes
Cindy AbramsParty not recordedyes
Eric SynenbergParty not recordedno
Kellie DeeterParty not recordedyes
Kevin RitterParty not recordedyes
Adam HolmesParty not recordedyes
Roy KlopfensteinParty not recordedyes
D.J. SwearingenParty not recordedyes
Heidi WorkmanParty not recordedyes
Daniel P. TroyParty not recordedno
Jeff LaReParty not recordedyes
Adam MathewsParty not recordedyes
Veronica SimsParty not recordedno
Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
James M. HoopsParty not recordedyes
Bernard WillisParty not recordedyes
Dani IsaacsohnParty not recordedno
Mike OdiosoParty not recordedyes
Rodney CreechParty not recordedyes
Ismail MohamedParty not recordedno
Meredith R. Lawson-RoweParty not recordedno
Steve DemetriouParty not recordedyes
Jean SchmidtParty not recordedyes
Scott OelslagerParty not recordedyes
Thaddeus J. ClaggettParty not recordedyes
Adam BirdParty not recordedyes
Bob PetersonParty not recordedyes
Sean BrennanParty not recordedno
Lauren McNallyParty not recordedno
Latyna HumphreyParty not recordedno
Chris GlassburnParty not recordedno
Michael D. DovillaParty not recordedyes
Andrea WhiteParty not recordedyes
Melanie MillerParty not recordedyes
Monica Robb BlasdelParty not recordedyes
Joseph A. Miller, IIIParty not recordedno
Cecil ThomasParty not recordedno
Josh WilliamsParty not recordedyes
Crystal LettParty not recordedno
Michelle TeskaParty not recordedyes
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Motion succeededOfficial roll call ↗
Favorable Passage
Total
12
- Yes
- 12
- No
- 0
- Present
- 0
- Not voting
- 0
- Abstain
- 0
How they voted (12)
Daniel P. TroyParty not recordedno
Latyna HumphreyParty not recordedno
Veronica SimsParty not recordedno
Jennifer GrossParty not recordedyes
Heidi WorkmanParty not recordedyes
Thaddeus J. ClaggettParty not recordedyes
Angela N. KingParty not recordedyes
Beth LearParty not recordedyes
Justin PizzulliParty not recordedyes
Thomas HallParty not recordedyes
Ron FergusonParty not recordedyes
Tristan RaderParty not recordedno
Lobbying Activity
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Sources
Open source document
www.legislature.ohio.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance25How much this matters to a regular citizen
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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