ALSOBROOKS SLAMS REPUBLICANS FOR FAILING TO UPHOLD DC TAX RIGHTS

In the middle of tax season, Senate Republicans chose to sow chaos in DC by changing tax laws - hurting families, businesses, and tax professionals

February 11, 2026

WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted today against House Joint Resolution 142. Republicans voted to pass the resolution - which would override a lawful local tax decision in the middle of tax filing season.

Republicans' resolution will now change the rule while taxpayers have already started filing returns. This resolution will now require revising tax forms and systems and could force taxpayers to refile returns. It will create confusion for families, businesses, and tax professionals.

Ahead of the vote, Senator Alsobrooks spoke on the floor, urging her Republican colleagues to give DC autonomy over its people and vote down this resolution.

WATCH SENATOR ALSOBROOKS' FULL REMARKS HERE

"Adopting this resolution of disapproval would make us agents of chaos, and we would be breaking decades of precedent to do it. Congress has rarely, if ever, overturned District laws through disapproval resolutions, and Congress has never before reversed a District revenue-raising measure," said Senator Alsobrooks on the Senate Floor.

DC passed a law last summer decoupling from certain tax provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. This decision was a targeted and time-limited move, instituted for 225 days to evaluate revenue impacts and determine which changes could be incorporated in a fiscally responsible manner. DC's decoupling also does not alter or eliminate any federal tax benefits enacted by Congress. Their law applies only to local District taxes. And it's not an action solely taken by DC. In fact, at least 13 states have taken similar steps. And roughly 20 states require legislative review before implementation rather than automatically adopting tax code changes.

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