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H.R. 6203 (96th)

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to reduce the tax effect known as the marriage penalty by permitting the deduction, without regard to whether deductions are itemized, of 10 percent of the earned income of the spouse whose earned income is lower than that of the other spouse.

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Introduced

20 December 1979

Last action

20 December 1979 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Fisher, Joesph L. [D-VA-10], Rep. Anthony, Beryl, Jr. [D-AR-4], Rep. Lloyd, James F. [D-CA-35], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Edgar, Robert W. [D-PA-7], Rep. Chisholm, Shirley [D-NY-12], Rep. LaFalce, John J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Fazio, Vic [D-CA-3], Rep. Shannon, James M. [D-MA-5], Rep. Mineta, Norman Y. [D-CA-15], Rep. Downey, Thomas J. [D-NY-2], Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15], Sen. Symms, Steven D. [R-ID], Rep. Oberstar, James L. [D-MN-8], Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA], Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Cleveland, James C. [R-NH-2], Rep. Carter, Tim Lee [R-KY-5], Rep. Moakley, John Joseph [D-MA-9], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Evans, Billy Lee [D-GA-8], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7], Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42], Rep. Lundine, Stanley N. [D-NY-34], Rep. Bowen, David R. [D-MS-2], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5], Rep. Tauke, Thomas Joseph [R-IA-2], Rep. Peyser, Peter A. [D-NY-23]

Subjects

Taxation

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7 February 2024

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Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the tax effect known as the marriage penalty by permitting the deduction, without regard to whether deductions are itemized, of ten percent of the earned income of the spouse whose earned income is lower than that of the other spouse. Limits such tax deduction to $1,000.

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Timeline

  1. 20 December 1979

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 December 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 20 December 1979

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

1 official file

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