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Arizona Senate reads resolution urging Congress to extend 2017 tax cuts
Summary
Senator Vince Leach introduced and had read a legislative resolution urging Congress to permanently extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017; the resolution was read but no vote on adoption is recorded in the transcript.
Arizona State Senator Vince Leach introduced a legislative resolution on Jan. 15, 2025, urging the United States Congress to permanently extend the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, and the chamber had the resolution read into the record.
The resolution, as read, asserts that the 2017 law ‘‘spurred steady economic expansion’’ before the COVID-19 pandemic, cites a ‘‘$1,500,000,000,000 net tax cut,’’ and says provisions affecting individual taxpayers — including reductions in personal income tax rates, the near doubling of the standard deduction and changes to the alternative minimum tax — are set to expire after Dec. 31, 2025. The resolution also references the $10,000 cap on state and local tax (SALT) deductions and urges Congress to extend the 2017 law ‘‘with commensurate spending cuts to avoid increasing the federal debt burden.’’
Senator Leach spoke briefly after the reading, urging constituents to contact their congressional delegation. "Contact your congressman, contact your senator and ask them to get on this, sooner rather than later," Leach said. He also summarized impacts listed in the resolution and said the expiring provisions would increase taxes on individuals if not extended.
The resolution was read into the Senate record; the transcript does not show a subsequent motion, debate, or a recorded vote to adopt or reject the resolution. The text of the resolution included factual claims and policy positions about national economic effects and specified Dec. 31, 2025, as the expiration date for the individual income tax provisions it described.
The reading and Leach's remarks were part of the Senate’s morning proceedings and were followed by routine messages from the House and other chamber business.
