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HR 2227 103th Congress House Taxation Alimony Income tax Individual retirement accounts Labor and Employment Married people Tax administration Tax credits Tax deductions Tax exemption Tax rates Tax returns Tax-deferred compensation plans

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that married couples may file a combined return under which each spouse is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals.

Introduced: May 20, 1993 See on congress.gov
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May 20, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 20, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow married couples to make a combined return of income taxes under which each spouse is taxed using rates applicable to unmarried individuals. Makes the standard deduction applicable to such individuals.

What's happening now May 20, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 25, 1994
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 25, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2227: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that married couples may file a combined return under which each spouse is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2227/
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"H.R. 2227: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that married couples may file a combined return under which each spouse is taxed using the rates applicable to unmarried individuals.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2227/.
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H.R. 2227, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-2227/.
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