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title: Looking Ahead at the 116th Congress
description: In this month's video update, NAED General Counsel, Ian Reynolds, reviews NAED's legislative agenda victories in the 115th Congress, such as helping to pass the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act that lowered business taxes, limiting the death tax, and protecting LIFO.
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# [Looking Ahead at the 116th Congress](https://blog.naed.org/116th-congress)

 Written by [Ian Reynolds](https://blog.naed.org/author/ian-reynolds) | January 17, 2019

In this month's video update, NAED General Counsel [Ian Reynolds](mailto:ireynolds@naed.org) reviews NAED's legislative agenda victories in the 115th Congress, such as helping to pass the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act that lowered business taxes, limiting the death tax, and protecting LIFO. 

*We are ready to advocate for the electrical industry and your business as we transition into the 116th Congress.*

Our focus in 2019 includes:

- Pushing for a fix to the [Qualified Improvement Property (QIP)](https://blog.naed.org/qip-fix) rules in the tax code
- Immediate expensing for light fixtures in all new construction
- Federal legislation centering on online sales tax.

We will be fighting against legislation that doesn't benefit you including raising the death tax, rolling back gains in the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act, and eliminating LIFO.

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