U.S. Congress Passes 1.5 Trillion Omnibus Bill

According to Google, “An omnibus bill is a single document that is accepted in a single vote by a legislature but packages together several measures into one or combines diverse subjects. Because of their large size and scope, omnibus bills limit opportunities for debate and scrutiny.”

According to the Tax Policy Center, on March 10, 2022, The House passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package after pulling $15.6 billion in pandemic relief from the bill. The measure includes no tax provisions. The House also passed yet another temporary spending bill to keep the government running for another week. Without action, the federal government would have partially shut-down last Friday. It is not clear when the Senate will vote on either bill.

According to an article in Wolters Kluwer on March 11, 2022, the US Senate joined the US House of Representatives in passing the 1.5 Trillion Omnibus spending Bill providing additional IRS Funding “Extenders And Other Tax Provisions Are Not Included”.

According to Americans For Tax Reform, Americans must now pay for the following pork barrel earmarks:

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Last week Congress passed the 2018 omnibus spending bill after finalizing the language at the last minute. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, specifically Rep. Kristi Noem, were pushing to include online sales tax legislation, but ultimately the House’s chief deputy whip, Rep. Patrick McHenry, “Signaled…that Noem’s measure won’t be included in the omnibus and hasn’t had enough vetting.”

About The Online Sales Tax Provision

Rep. Noem made an aggressive push to add the online sales tax legislation to the bill last minute. As The Hill explains: Read More