House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Working Class Bonus Tax Relief Act of 2025

H.R. 557Introduced Jan 20, 2025Policy area: Taxation

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a deduction for certain amounts received as a bonus.

Sponsor: Rep. Don Bacon R-NE

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Where it went

IntroducedJan 20, 2025
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Latest action: Jan 20, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 557.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BACON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 11, January 20, 2025, Page H232):
Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the U.S. Constitution.
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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

No cosponsors.

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Don Bacon.

Sponsor’s state and district

Nebraska in Congress · NE-2 district

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Data as of Sep 14, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.