U.S. Rep. Mark Harris (R-Charlotte) will vote on a federal budget bill that would block 2026 income tax increases on individuals and small businesses, also stopping more than one million illegal aliens from receiving taxpayer-funded free health care through Medicaid.
The U.S. House vote could be held as early as Tuesday.
Supported by President Donald Trump, who has dubbed it the “Big, Beautiful Bill,” it would prevent Trump-era tax cuts from expiring, end taxes on tips and overtime, and car loan interest and increase tax deductions for seniors.
It will also end many taxpayer subsidies of illegal aliens, who currently receive taxpayer-funded health care and college.
Earlier this spring, Harris said he would back the priorities in the bill.
“(The bill will) reform mandatory spending, secure the border, and extend tax cuts that our economy and American families desperately need,” he posted on X.com
Last week, Harris called upon his fellow members of Congress to “codify” President Trump’s executive orders.
“Republican members of Congress are quick to praise President Trump’s executive orders but are very slow to codify them. Congress must get to work locking in these victories for good–we can’t afford for future administrations to erase them with the stroke of a pen,” he said.
Border security, Tax hikes averted
The bill also includes funding needed to increase annual illegal alien deportations to at least one million, to add 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel as well as funding for more immigration judges, Homeland Security personnel and detention capacity, according to the House Judiciary Committee.
According to the White House, illegal border encounters are down by 95% since Trump took office and “gotaways” are down by 99%. The bill, according to the Trump administration and Congressional leaders, also includes provisions and funding to bolster border security and continue the President’s immigration enforcement agenda.
If the bill doesn’t pass, individuals earning between $15,000 and $30,000 will see a $263 per year annual tax increase, according to the Congressional Joint Tax Committee.
Individuals making up to $100,000 would see a $1,300 per year tax hike, if the budget bill fails to pass.
The bill will increase standard deductions and child tax credits for families. It largely excludes high-earners from tax relief.
The bill closes loopholes that allow for hundreds of billions in Medicaid waste, removing from its rolls anyone unable to verify citizenship, nationality, or satisfactory immigration status as well as an estimated one million fraudsters collecting it in multiple states.
According to a Foundation for Government Accountability analysis, even accounting for elimination of fraud, Medicaid spending will increase by 25 percent over the next decade, to $815 billion per year in 2034 from $656 billion this year.
Harris, first elected to represent North Carolina’s 8th District, in 2024, previously served as the senior pastor of First Baptist Church in Charlotte.
North Carolina’s 8th District includes all of Anson, Montgomery, Richmond, Scotland, Stanly, and Union counties as well as portions of Cabarrus, Mecklenburg, and Robeson counties.