United States · Bill · S
S. 1940 (116th)
Refund Equality Act of 2019
Introduced
20 June 2019
Last action
20 June 2019 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE], Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT], Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD], Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA], Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO], Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Refund Equality Act of 2019 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit legally married same sex couples to amend their tax returns to file as married filing jointly for returns outside of the statute of limitations.
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Timeline
20 June 2019
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
20 June 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 20 June 2019 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Carper, Thomas R. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Smith, Tina [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murphy, Christopher [D-CT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Sponsor
- Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Reed, Jack [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cardin, Benjamin L. [D-MD] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Kaine, Tim [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · D · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019
- related to → Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019
- related to → Refund Equality Act of 2019
- related to ← PRIDE Act of 2019
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/1940
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/s/1940
- us · 116-s-1940 · source updated 5 December 2025