119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 12, 2026
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny deduction for outsourcing payments.
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Latest action (Feb 12, 2026): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Taxation
Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 12, 2026)
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.
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 19, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,002,681
Spent on own lobbying
…uires fiduciaries to disclose continuing investments in such entities and sanctioned firms. Halting International Relocation of Employment (HIRE) Act (S. 2976/ H.R. 7559). To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on payments by United States taxpayers to foreign persons for services provided to United…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Trade (domestic/foreign)
$1,103,598
Spent on own lobbying
…uires fiduciaries to disclose continuing investments in such entities and sanctioned firms. Halting International Relocation of Employment (HIRE) Act (S. 2976/ H.R. 7559). To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise tax on payments by United States taxpayers to foreign persons for services provided to United…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing