Senate Democrats are expected to force a vote on Wednesday to overturn IRS regulations blocking workarounds to a provision in President Trump Donald John TrumpFederal prosecutor speaks out, says Barr 'has brought shame' on Justice Dept. Former Pence aide: White House staffers discussed Trump refusing to leave office Progressive group buys domain name of Trump's No. 1 Supreme Court pick MORE's 2017 tax-cut law, lawmakers announced Tuesday.

Democrats are expected to bring up a resolution that would disapprove of rules aimed at preventing blue states from circumventing the GOP tax law's $10,000 cap on the state and local tax (SALT) deduction. The SALT deduction cap and the IRS rules blocking blue states' workarounds to it are strongly opposed by Democratic lawmakers in high-tax states such as New York and New Jersey.

"On Wednesday, Senate Democrats will force a vote to nullify the IRS’s horrible rule and put power back in the hands of homeowners," Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer Chuck SchumerPelosi slams Trump executive order on pre-existing conditions: It 'isn't worth the paper it's signed on' 3 reasons why Biden is misreading the politics of court packing Cruz blocks amended resolution honoring Ginsburg over language about her dying wish MORE (D-N.Y.) said in a statement. "America’s homeowners shouldn’t be forced to bear the brunt of the GOP’s political games.”

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Republicans included the SALT deduction cap in their 2017 law in order to raise revenue that could be used to finance other tax cuts and because they thought that the deduction was subsidizing higher state taxes. Key GOP lawmakers defend the cap, noting that most people in high-tax states received a tax cut under the law.

But the cap has been criticized by Democrats as well as by a few GOP House members in high-tax states, who argue that it hurts their residents and hinders their states' abilities to offer public services.

Several high-tax states enacted legislation in an effort to try to circumvent the cap, creating programs under which people could donate to state and local funds and receive a tax credit against their state and local taxes.

But in June, the IRS issued final regulations that prevent those funds from working as workarounds to the SALT deduction cap, upsetting policymakers in high-tax states.

Democrats plan to force a vote on the IRS rules by using the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to vote to nullify recently finalized guidance items. Senators can force a vote on a Congressional Review Act resolution with the signature of 30 senators.

“With this CRA, we will force Republicans in the Senate to take notice," said Sen. Bob Menendez Robert (Bob) MenendezWatchdog confirms State Dept. canceled award for journalist who criticized Trump Kasie Hunt to host lead-in show for MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' Senators ask for removal of tariffs on EU food, wine, spirits: report MORE (D-N.J.), a member of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee. "It’s time to reverse the IRS’s flawed and unfair rule that arbitrarily crippled states’ efforts to make investments in education, public safety and job-creation while protecting hard-working, middle class families from even higher property tax burdens.”

Democrats face challenges to passing their resolution, since it needs 50 votes to pass and a majority of senators are Republicans. In an effort to get Republicans to support their measure, Democrats are pointing out that the IRS rules also curbed the federal tax benefits of donation and tax credit programs in red states.

"Republican senators have been requesting help for constituents who have been harmed by these regulations so they should join Democrats in overturning them,” Senate Finance Committee ranking member Ron Wyden Ronald (Ron) Lee WydenHillicon Valley: Subpoenas for Facebook, Google and Twitter on the cards | Wray rebuffs mail-in voting conspiracies | Reps. raise mass surveillance concerns On The Money: Anxious Democrats push for vote on COVID-19 aid | Pelosi, Mnuchin ready to restart talks | Weekly jobless claims increase | Senate treads close to shutdown deadline Democratic senators ask inspector general to investigate IRS use of location tracking service MORE (D-Ore.) said.

Schumer had first announced earlier this month that Senate Democrats would force a vote on the rules — one of several votes to overturn Trump administration regulations that Senate Democrats are forcing this fall.