United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1551 (99th)
Tax Fairness for Families Act
Introduced
19 March 1985
Last action
19 March 1985 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31], Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6], Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Cobey, William W. [R-NC-4], Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3], Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52], Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5], Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS], Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL], Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31], Rep. Monson, David S. [R-UT-2], Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3], Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4], Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11], Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22], Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2], Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16], Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2], Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2], Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10], Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH], Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22], Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21], Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6], Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17], Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
29 August 2025
Summary
Tax Fairness for Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the deduction allowed for the personal exemption from the current amount of $1,000 to $2,000.
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Timeline
19 March 1985
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 1985
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 March 1985
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 19 March 1985
Sponsors
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kemp, Jack [R-NY-31] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bentley, Helen Delich [R-MD-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Cobey, William W. [R-NC-4] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Eckart, Dennis E. [D-OH-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hiler, John Patrick [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Nancy L. [R-CT-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lott, Trent [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Mack, Connie, III [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Monson, David S. [R-UT-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Oxley, Michael G. [R-OH-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Rahall, Nick J., II [D-WV-3] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Siljander, Mark D. [R-MI-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Solomon, Gerald B. H. [R-NY-22] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Vucanovich, Barbara F. [R-NV-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Walker, Robert S. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Weber, Vin [R-MN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Whitehurst, G. William [R-VA-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. DeLay, Tom [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fiedler, Bobbi [R-CA-21] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lipinski, William O. [D-IL-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Schaefer, Dan [R-CO-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Swindall, Patrick L. [R-GA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/house-bill/1551
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/hr/1551
- us · 99-hr-1551 · source updated 29 August 2025