BGOV Bill Analysis: H. J. Res. 142, Block DC Tax Code Decoupling

A recently enacted temporary Washington, DC, law to decouple the city’s tax laws from certain changes to the federal tax code made by Republicans’ 2025 tax law would be rejected under H. J. Res. 142.

The DC Council approved a pair of bills at the end of 2025 after DC’s chief financial officer found that tax provisions in Republicans’ budget reconciliation package (Public Law 119-21) created a $539.4 million gap in the local budget through fiscal 2029 due to a drop in estimated tax revenue.

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