Are House Republicans Voting on a Bill to Abolish the IRS?

House Republicans will vote on a bill that would abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and eliminate the national income tax.

The income tax would be replaced with a national consumption tax.

BREAKING: Republicans are preparing to vote on a bill that would abolish the IRS and eliminate income tax.

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— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 10, 2023

The House will vote on the Fair Tax Act, introduced by Rep. Buddy Carter (R-GA).

Yesterday, House Republicans DEFUNDED Biden’s new 87,000 IRS agents.

Next, we must simplify the tax code by establishing the Fair Tax—which will eliminate the need for the entire IRS.

Proud to cosponsor and support @RepBuddyCarter’s Fair Tax Act to do just that.

— Rep. Andrew Clyde (@Rep_Clyde) January 10, 2023

YES – by passing the FairTax! https://t.co/VxvWLTj9yp

— Buddy Carter (@RepBuddyCarter) January 10, 2023

Buddy Carter stated in this press release:

Rep. Earl L. “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) today introduced H.R. 25, the Fair Tax Act, to replace the current tax code with a national consumption tax known as the Fair Tax.

“Cosponsoring this Georgia-made legislation was my first act as a Member of Congress and is, fittingly, the first bill I am introducing in the 118th Congress,” said Rep. Buddy Carter. “Instead of adding 87,000 new agents to weaponize the IRS against small business owners and middle America, this bill will eliminate the need for the department entirely by simplifying the tax code with provisions that work for the American people and encourage growth and innovation. Armed, unelected bureaucrats should not have more power over your paycheck than you do.”

Joining Rep. Carter as original cosponsors are Reps. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Jeff Duncan (R-SC), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Scott Perry (R-PA), Bob Good (R-VA), Thomas Massie (R-KY), Ralph Norman (R-SC), Bill Posey (R-FL), Gary Palmer (R-AL), Jim Banks (R-IN), and Barry Loudermilk (R-GA).

“As a former small business owner, I understand the unnecessary burden our failing income tax system has on Americans. The Fair Tax Act eliminates the tax code, replaces the income tax with a sales tax, and abolishes the abusive Internal Revenue Service. If enacted, this will invigorate the American taxpayer and help more Americans achieve the American Dream,” said Rep. Jeff Duncan.

“I support the Fair Tax because it simplifies our tax code. This transforms the U.S. tax code from a mandatory, progressive, and convoluted system to a fully transparent and unbiased system which does away with the IRS as we know it. It is good for our economy because it encourages work, savings, and investment. Thank you to my colleague Rep. Buddy Carter for leading this effort to simplify the system for American taxpayers,” said Rep. Bob Good.

“I’m very proud to once again co-sponsor the FairTax Act,” said Rep. Kat Cammack.

“We’ve seen a continued growth of the IRS and a persistent punishment of hardworking Americans via the tax code. What we’re calling for is a simplified and fair code that works for all, not just some. I urge my colleagues to support this commonsense legislation that fights back against the weaponization of the IRS and stops punishing those who work hard to succeed.”

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The vote on the bill was included in the deal between House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and members of the House Freedom Caucus.

Fox News reported:

Specifically, the bill gets rid of the national personal and corporate income taxes and abolishes the IRS — which is slated to hire 87,000 new agents unless congressional Republicans can stop it — as well as implements a national sales tax.

Additionally, the bill gets rid of the death, gift and payroll taxes, and it would replace the current tax code with a national consumption tax.

Eleven co-signers signed onto the bill, including Cammack, Duncan, Good, Rep. Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Rep. Scott Perry, R-Pa.

The bill illustrates the hard-line stance House Republicans are taking with the Biden administration and their policies expanding the federal government, including the new funding for 87,000 IRS positions.

Unsurprisingly, Biden ‘adamantly opposes’ the bill to abolish the IRS and eliminate the income tax.

Per Fox News:

President Joe Biden “adamantly opposes” a Republican bill that the House of Representatives plans to vote on that would abolish the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and eliminate the national income tax, and he warns that the bill would end up raising taxes on middle-class families.

The House is set to vote on Georgia Republican Rep. Buddy Carter’s reintroduced Fair Tax Act, which aims to reel in the IRS and remove the national income tax and other taxes and replace them with a single consumption tax.

But the White House is warning that the legislation would “overwhelmingly shift the federal tax burden onto the American middle class and working people, while simultaneously causing prices to spike across the board.”

“President Biden adamantly opposes House Republicans’ plans to force an unprecedented tax hike onto middle-class families in exchange for yet more tax welfare for the rich and big corporations,” White House deputy press secretary Andrew Bates told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

“The president’s top priority is to make more progress cutting costs for the American people, who broadly support his efforts to have multinational corporations and the richest taxpayers pay their fair share,” Bates said.