H.R. 7559 has not moved since its introduction on Feb 12, 2026, with no cosponsors
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny deduction for outsourcing payments.
IntroducedFeb 12, 2026
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Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 67 words.
This bill disallows a federal tax deduction for outsourcing payments. The bill defines outsourcing payments as any premium, fee, royalty, service charge, or other payment made in the course of a trade or business, to a foreign person (excluding a corporation or partnership organized under the laws of the United States or a U.S. possession), and for labor or services which benefit (directly or indirectly) U.S. consumers.
Context
- Committees
- House Ways and Means Committee
- Policy area
- Taxation: 20 of 6,214 bills became law, 113th–118th (0.3%)
- Sponsor
- 3 of 59 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 372 words
- Latest action
- Feb 12, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 2976 HIRE Act R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]