HJ0085 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, President Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans are proposing radical changes to America's tax code; and

WHEREAS, The changes President Trump and his Congressional allies are discussing would benefit millionaires and billionaires while hurting working families; and

WHEREAS, President Trump and Congressional Republicans have discussed removing the state and local deduction, also known as SALT, as a way to pay for their proposed tax cuts for the wealthy; and

WHEREAS, The state and local deduction allows families that pay state and local income or sales tax to deduct those taxes from their federal income tax; and

WHEREAS, This deduction prevents families from being doubled taxed, once by the federal government and again by the state; and

WHEREAS, The state and local deduction has broad bipartisan support and has been helping Illinoisans since 1913; and

WHEREAS, Illinois has the fifth highest number of taxpayers who claim the state and local tax deduction in the nation; and

WHEREAS, Nearly two million Illinois taxpayers claimed more than $24 billion in SALT deductions in 2015, with each claiming an average $12,500 in deductions; and

WHEREAS, Of Illinoisans who claim a SALT deduction, approximately 85% earn less than $200,000 per year; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we strongly oppose any and all efforts by the Trump Administration and Congress to eliminate the state and local deduction; and be it further

RESOLVED, That we call upon Governor Rauner to work with the Illinois Congressional Delegation to ensure that the state and local deduction is not eliminated; and be it further

RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be delivered to all members of the Illinois Congressional Delegation.