House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

FairTax Act of 2025

H.R. 25Introduced Jan 3, 2025Policy area: Taxation

Official title: To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.

Sponsor: Rep. Earl Carter R-GA

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 3, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 3, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 25.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. CARTER of Georgia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 1, January 3, 2025, Page H36):
Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: To promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity by repealing the income tax and other taxes, abolishing the Internal Revenue Service, and enacting a national sales tax to be administered primarily by the States.
Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 3, 2025 ↗
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 14 Republicans

0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Andy Biggs (R-AZ), Eric Burlison (R-MO), John Carter (R-TX), Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Mike Collins (R-GA), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Andy Harris (R-MD), Mark Harris (R-NC), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Richard McCormick (R-GA), Barry Moore (R-AL), Scott Perry (R-PA), John Rutherford (R-FL), Dale Strong (R-AL).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Earl Carter.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-1 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.