Hill Staff Say Year-End Bipartisan Tax Deal Could Still Happen

Capitol Hill tax staff haven’t ruled out an end-of-year bipartisan tax package to adjust retirement fixes and international tax issues that have gone unaddressed—even as Republican lawmakers race against the clock to pass a “skinny” reconciliation package.

Ji Prichard, tax counsel for House Ways and Means Committee Democrats, said there was appetite for a bipartisan bill that builds on previous efforts like the 2022 SECURE 2.0 retirement law, which included a saver’s match and changes to the Thrift Savings Plan.

Prichard appeared alongside tax staff representing all four corners of Senate Finance and Ways and Means committee leadership Thursday at ...