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HR 3734 105th Congress House Taxation Cost of living adjustments Economics and Public Finance Families Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Married people Personal income tax Tax deductions Tax rates

Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1998

Introduced: April 28, 1998 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 10, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7498)
Jul 21, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5960)
May 19, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3373)
Apr 28, 1998
Introduced in House
Apr 28, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise standard deduction amounts and individual income tax rate bracket amounts, including providing that amounts for married filing jointly categories shall be twice that of amounts for single filers.

What's happening now September 10, 1998

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H7498)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1999 Identical bill Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1998
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · May 20, 1998
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 7, 1998
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 6, 1998
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3734: Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1998. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3734/
MLA
"H.R. 3734: Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1998." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3734/.
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H.R. 3734, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-3734/.
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