.The Biden administration put America last for four years, and my colleagues and I on the Ways and Means Committee are committed to enacting tax policies that put Americans, our country and our job creators first.

In 2021, President Biden agreed to the disastrous Global Tax Deal created by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). An international agreement, this policy dictated the taxes of multinational companies, including American multinational companies. The policy granted other nations authority over tax policy rather than the U.S. Congress and allowed discriminatory tax practices to occur.

President Trump signed an executive order in January declaring that the OECD’s Global Tax Deal has no effect in the United States. The Committee on Ways and Means, the tax-writing committee, is working with the President and his agenda to end tax practices that discriminate against American workers.

That’s why I reintroduced the Unfair Tax Prevention Act this week, joined by every Ways and Means Republican. The bill implements reciprocal taxes on foreign nations that place a surtax on American businesses set forth by the OECD’s Pillar 2 Under Taxed Profit Rule.

Unfair extraterritorial taxes give a competitive advantage to foreign countries and drain our nation’s revenue. In my latest op-ed for Newsweek, you can read more about the OECD’s discriminatory tax practices that Congress is working to correct.

.Free and fair trade policies will promote economic growth and benefit Kansas manufacturers and producers. Under the previous administration, Americans were subjected to unfair trade practices by foreign nations. For example, Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) levied by other countries wrongly targeted American businesses.

President Biden did not push back against discriminatory tariffs, but President Trump is committed to restoring a level playing field for Americans. 

I was happy to discuss these trade practices and DSTs at the Ways and Means Trade Subcommittee hearing on American Trade Negotiation Practices this past week. You can watch my remarks below.

.Beginning on May 7, 2025, REAL ID will be enforced in the United States. Established by Congress in 2005, before my time as a member of Congress, the REAL ID Act mandated standards for IDs for U.S. travelers to board domestic flights, access certain federal facilities and enter nuclear power plants. REAL ID applies to state-issued licenses or identification and compliant cards are marked with a star in the upper portion of the card. Alternatively, TSA also accepts other forms of identification such as a U.S. passport or military ID.

Kansans can learn more about REAL ID at dhs.gov/real-id and inquire about the status of their driver’s licenses at kdor.ks.gov/Apps/DLStatus/login.aspx.