United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 85 (111th)
Marriage Tax Penalty Permanent Elimination Act of 2009
Introduced
6 January 2009
Last action
6 January 2009 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5], Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5], Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2], Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8], Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4], Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6], Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
14 August 2025
Summary
Marriage Tax Penalty Permanent Elimination Act of 2009 - Makes provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 that eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard deduction, the 15-percent tax bracket, and the earned income tax credit, permanent.
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Timeline
6 January 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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6 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 6 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Posey, Bill [R-FL-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Forbes, J. Randy [R-VA-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2009
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/85
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/85
- us · 111-hr-85 · source updated 14 August 2025