WASHINGTON, D.C. - An effort to send taxpayer refunds to all Hoosier households passed Tuesday out of a separate House committee. But the legislation is expected to face hurdles in the Indiana Senate.

The House Ways and Means Committee heard a Senate bill that would funnel $45 million into programs for women and children. Lawmakers amended the bill to also include automatic, $225 taxpayer refunds, a key provision in House Bill 1001.

Meanwhile, a separate Senate bill proposes different ways to reduce the impact of inflation on Hoosier families, such as a gas tax cap.

House Bill 1001 is set for its first reading in the Senate Tax and Fiscal Policy Committee.