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HR 3851 103th Congress House Taxation Families Income tax Married people Tax administration Tax deductions Tax incidence Tax rates

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty.

Introduced: February 10, 1994 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 10, 1994
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to eliminate the tax penalty on married individuals.

What's happening now February 10, 1994

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Aug 4, 1994
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · May 5, 1994
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 10, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3851: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3851/
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"H.R. 3851: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3851/.
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H.R. 3851, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-3851/.
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