In what some observers are hoping could represent a significant development in the American expatriate advocacy arena, a Republican representative from Miami, who has personal experience of life as an expatriate, has joined New York Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney as a co-chair of the Americans Abroad Caucus, which Rep. Maloney recently registered in the 117th Congress.

As news broke on Tuesday that four members of the U.S. House of Representatives had co-signed a letter to House Ways & Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, in which they asked that a simplified, "short form" tax return be provided to American citizens who file their U.S. taxes from abroad, some expat campaigners and advocacy organizations insisted that such a simplification would not be enough.