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The Hill: Lawmakers offer bill to repeal cap on SALT deduction

January 29, 2021

Lawmakers in the House and Senate from high-tax, Democratic-leaning states introduced legislation on Thursday to repeal a provision in former President Trump's 2017 tax cut law that limits the state and local tax (SALT) deduction.

The bill's introduction comes amid a push from a number of blue-state lawmakers for a rollback of the cap to be included in coronavirus relief legislation.

“The full SALT deduction must be restored," Rep. Thomas Suozzi (D-N.Y.), the lead sponsor of the House version of the bill. "Without the full SALT deduction, families will leave New York and the last thing we need in the midst of the health and economic devastation of COVID-19 is to lose our residents and taxpayers. Congress must act immediately.”

Suozzi's bill is co-sponsored by six lawmakers from high-tax states, including Republicans Chris Smith (N.J.), Andrew Garbarino (N.Y.) and Young Kim (Calif.).