Republican Congressman George Holding has officially confirmed that he has "decided not to seek reelection" and will leave his seat at the end of 2020, but a Republicans Overseas official said on Saturday that Rep. Holding would "reintroduce his Tax Fairness For Americans Abroad Act" before he leaves office.

The Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act, a bill introduced into the U.S. House of Representatives at the end of last December by Republican Congressman George Holding,  now seems unlikely ever to become law, some observers and supporters of the proposed legislation say. 

The American Citizens Abroad has unveiled a major online campaign it says is aimed at ensuring U.S. lawmakers hold hearings this fall on the “wide range of tax compliance issues” currently affecting Americans resident overseas – including the Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act.

Matt Stross, legislative tax counsel and oft-quoted spokesman for North Carolina Representative George Holding, is due to provide an "update" on the congressman's efforts to get his Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act signed into law later this month, in a webinar sponsored by the American Citizens Abroad's Global Foundation.

The Republicans Overseas, which has been lobbying Congress hard in support of efforts by North Carolina Representative George Holding to introduce legislation aimed at making life easier for American expats, is hoping to convince a senator from the state of Montana to be the sponsor of Holding’s bill in the Senate.

The Democrats Abroad, the official organization of the Democratic Party for American citizens living permanently or temporarily outside of the U.S., has reported that it is in discussions with Virginia Rep. Don Beyer on a range of issues, including residence-based taxation (RBT).

Republicans Overseas vice chairman and chief executive Solomon Yue and Toronto-based lawyer and citizenship expert John Richardson will bring their ‘Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad’ roadshow to Athens next week, as part of ongoing efforts aimed at boosting awareness and support among American expats in Greece for proposed legislation bearing that name.

North Carolina Congressman George Holding's interest in the cause of American expatriates and their tax problems had its origins in numerous visits to the United Kingdom to see members of his family, because his wife, Lucy, happens to be British, according to Matt Stross, the Rep. Holding's tax counsel. 

This was among a number of little-known facts that emerged during two webcasts held earlier this month in Geneva and Zurich, Switzerland, on the subject of Congressman Holding's bill, the so-called Tax Fairness for Americans Abroad Act (TFAA) by the American Citizens Abroad, in conjunction with the American Citizens Abroad Global Foundation.

The American Citizens Abroad says tax legislation introduced on Capitol Hill last month that aims to address the tax problems U.S. expats currently face is a start, which would begin the transition from the country's current citizenship-based tax regime to one that allowed for U.S. citizens to be taxed on the basis of where they live.