Smucker Supports Tax Relief for Working Families, Votes for One Big Beautiful Bill

WASHINGTON—Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It was approved for final passage in the House by a vote of 218to 214. 

Rep. Smucker released the following statement after voting in favor of the legislation: 

“Congressional Republicans, working with President Trump, have delivered on our promise to extend tax relief for hardworking families and small businesses. The One Big Beautiful Bill puts more money back in families’ pockets, provides tax certainty for small businesses, secures our border, unleashes America’s energy potential, and strengthens our national security — all while producing the greatest savings of any reconciliation legislation in our nation’s history.

This legislation marks real progress in slowing the growth of Washington’s spending and enacts the pro-growth policies needed to create new opportunities and lay the foundation for a stronger economy. By tapping into the promise of greater economic growth, we can strengthen America’s financial future and make it easier for families to plan and build a better life. I remain committed to changing America’s fiscal trajectory so future generations can thrive.”

Background on the One Big Beautiful Bill 

Working Families Receive Permanent Tax Relief, courtesy of the Committee on Ways and Means 

• Makes permanent the lower tax rates and brackets for working families, preventing a tax increase that would have occurred at the end of the year.
• Average family of four in Pennsylvania will see take-home pay increase between $7,700 and $13,100, according to the Council of Economic Advisers.
• No tax on tips, overtime pay, car loan interest, and tax relief for seniors will put more money in Americans’ pockets each year.
• Locks in and further boosts the doubled Child Tax Credit to $2,200 for more than 40 million American families.
• Locks in and further boosts the doubled Standard Deduction, increasing it to $31,500 for families.
• Supports working families and small businesses by expanding access to the child care credit and making permanent the paid leave tax credit. Enhances the Adoption tax credit and indexes it for inflation to help more families experience the joy of adoption and grows the child and dependent care credit as well as Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).
• Puts American families in control of their health care by expanding Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). 

The legislation contains provisions authored by Rep. Smucker, including: 

• Permanent Tax Relief and Certainty for Small Businesses: Provides permanency to the small business tax deduction, known as Section 199A of the tax code. Smucker’s Main Street Tax Certainty Act has broad support among stakeholders in PA-11 and across the nation.
   
• Expanded Support for Individuals with Disabilities Using ABLE Accounts: Smucker’s bipartisan ENABLE Act will allow individuals with disabilities and their families to save and invest in tax-advantaged accounts without jeopardizing their eligibility for essential federal support programs like Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income. 
   
• Improved Access to Primary Care: The Ways and Means Committee’s proposals include Smucker’s Primary Care Enhancement Act, which would clarify provisions of the Internal Revenue Code to remove barriers for individuals with HSAs from using those funds to access Direct Primary Care, a health care delivery model which provides high-quality care at lower cost for individuals of all ages and incomes across America.

Additional background on key policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill: 

Securing our Border

• Makes significant investments in personnel, resources, and technology to maintain operational control of the border and enforce America’s immigration laws, building on President Trump’s administration’s immediate work to make America safer.

Unleashing American Energy Dominance 

• Acts to ramp up American energy production including by cutting bureaucracy and streamlining permitting processes.
• Ends wasteful spending and ineffective energy programs including those in the “Green New Deal.” 

Achieving Peace Through Strength 

• Invests in America’s arsenal to ensure our selfless servicemen and women continue to be the best equipped fighting force in the world ready to respond to any threat, including targeted investments in improving servicemember quality of life programs.
• Expands naval capabilities, restocks American munitions, supports soldier readiness.
• Defends America through the creation of a Golden Dome missile defense system and continued funding of nuclear deterrence programs. 

Preserving And Protecting Critical Safety Net Programs and Encouraging Personal Accountability

• Preserves critical programs like Medicaid for those truly in need.
• Roots out waste, fraud, and abuse of federal safety net programs to ensure they remain accessible to those in need.
• Asks able-bodied adults without dependents to work, volunteer, pursue education, or attend job training for 20 hours per week to remain eligible.
• Ensures states cannot support illegal immigrants through Medicaid.

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