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H.R. 6209 (96th)
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that all individuals shall use the income tax rates applicable to joint returns and that community property laws shall not apply for Federal income tax purposes.
Introduced
20 December 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to subject all taxpayers, regardless of marital status, to the same income tax rates. Requires taxable income to be computed without regard to community property laws.
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Introduced in House
summary · EN · 20 December 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-bill/6209
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hr/6209