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Introduced
02/14/2019
02/14/2019
In Committee
02/14/2019
02/14/2019
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2020
12/31/2020
Introduced Session
116th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes. This bill modifies several tax provisions that refer to married couples to make the provisions equally applicable to legally married same-sex couples.
AI Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to clarify that all tax provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples. The bill modifies various sections of the tax code to replace references to "husband and wife" or "husband" and "wife" with gender-neutral terms like "married couple" or "spouse." This change ensures that legally married same-sex couples are treated the same as other married couples for federal tax purposes.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance
Sponsors (47)
Ron Wyden (D)*,
Tammy Baldwin (D),
Michael Bennet (D),
Richard Blumenthal (D),
Cory Booker (D),
Sherrod Brown (D),
Maria Cantwell (D),
Ben Cardin (D),
Tom Carper (D),
Bob Casey (D),
Chris Coons (D),
Catherine Cortez Masto (D),
Tammy Duckworth (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Dianne Feinstein (D),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Kamala Harris (D),
Maggie Hassan (D),
Martin Heinrich (D),
Mazie Hirono (D),
Doug Jones (D),
Tim Kaine (D),
Angus King (I),
Amy Klobuchar (D),
Patrick Leahy (D),
Joe Manchin (I),
Ed Markey (D),
Bob Menendez (D),
Jeff Merkley (D),
Chris Murphy (D),
Patty Murray (D),
Gary Peters (D),
Jack Reed (D),
Jacky Rosen (D),
Bernie Sanders (I),
Brian Schatz (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Jeanne Shaheen (D),
Kyrsten Sinema (I),
Tina Smith (D),
Debbie Stabenow (D),
Jon Tester (D),
Tom Udall (D),
Chris Van Hollen (D),
Mark Warner (D),
Elizabeth Warren (D),
Sheldon Whitehouse (D),
Last Action
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (on 02/14/2019)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location | Created |
|---|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/515/all-info | 02/15/2019 |
| BillText | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s515/BILLS-116s515is.pdf | 03/07/2019 |
| Bill | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s515/BILLS-116s515is.pdf.pdf | 03/07/2019 |
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