Some House Republican lawmakers are highlighting for voters the benefits of tax cuts in President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” and warning that failure to pass the measure would raise taxes for the average family by more than $1,000 annually.

The White House says the bill, which has passed the House and awaits its fate in the Senate, will create the largest tax cut in history for working and middle-class Americans — a 15% tax cut for those earning between $30,000 and $80,000 a year.

It also promises no tax on tips or overtime, boosting the Child Tax Credit to $2,500 for roughly 40 million families, and cutting taxes for seniors, among other financial benefits.

Rep. Vern Buchanan, Florida Republican, wrote in an op-ed in the Sarasota Herald-Tribune on Tuesday to describe the specific benefits for his constituents from the tax cuts.

He wrote that families in his district will see “severe” consequences if the bill isn’t passed — a 22% tax hike on the average taxpayer. A family of four with a median income of roughly $83,000 would see a federal tax bill rise of $1,778, and he estimated that 72,630 families in his district would lose half of their household’s child tax credit.

“As Floridians begin to recover from the disastrous Biden administration, the last thing they need is a massive tax hike – but that’s exactly what will happen if Congress doesn’t act,” he wrote.

He called Mr. Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed into law in 2017, “one of the most consequential pro-growth and pro-family reforms in a generation,” citing new jobs, low unemployment rates, wage growth and tax relief for workers and their families.

“Key provisions of the 2017 Trump tax cuts are set to expire at the end of this year,” he wrote. “If we do nothing, taxes will go up for millions of working families and small businesses across the country, including right here in Florida. Families will suffer as their taxes rise and their opportunities dry up. We cannot allow that to happen. Republicans delivered results in 2017, and we must do it again now.”

He said the bill will help the state’s economy and small businesses.

In blue-state New York, Rep. Mike Lawler, a Republican, wrote in an op-ed in the New York Post last week that the BBB is “poised to deliver significant tax relief to nearly every home and business owner in the Hudson Valley (and beyond).”

He talked about the promised increase of the state and local tax (SALT) deduction cap from $10,000 to $40,000 for taxpayers who make under $500,000 annually, a big win for blue-state Republicans. Senate Republicans are debating whether to trim that proposed cap.

“It was a hard-fought victory for middle-class and working families, already drowning under the tax-and-spend policies in Albany that have made New York the highest-taxed state in the nation,” Mr. Lawler said. “Quadrupling the SALT cap will be a lifeline for the teachers, nurses, small-business owners and first responders who keep our communities strong, and for all of the working-class families and retirees on fixed incomes across the Hudson Valley.”

He said more than 93% of home and business owners in his district will see a tax cut if the bill is signed into law, and without it, families earning the median income will see a nearly $4,000 tax increase.

“This bill is a historic step forward — a tax cut that rewards hard work, supports families and levels the playing field,” he wrote.

Like all House lawmakers, Mr. Buchanan and Mr. Lawler are up for reelection in 2026.

Speaker Mike Johnson, Louisiana Republican, said Monday that July 4 is the “self-imposed deadline” for passing the president’s BBB, but acknowledged that it’s up to the Senate.

“I’ve encouraged my dear friends and colleagues over there, don’t modify it too much, because we’ve got a very delicate balance that we reached and took us a long time to get there, and we don’t want to upset that balance too much,” he said. “So they’re putting their fingerprints on it. I think it’ll be a light touch, and they’ll send it back. We’ll get this thing done and get to the president’s desk.”

• Mallory Wilson can be reached at mwilson@washingtontimes.com.