Luminous
← All bills
HR 7559In committeeTaxeshouse

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny deduction for outsourcing payments.

Introduced Feb 12, 2026 by Rep. Austin Scott

IntroducedCommitteeFloorCongressLaw

It's waiting on a committee vote to reach the full chamber. Most bills never leave this stage.

Latest action · Feb 12, 2026
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Read it on Congress.gov
What it does

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

Read the full summary on Congress.gov

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

Roll-call votes

No floor votes yet — it hasn't reached the floor of either chamber.