S 12
106th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Families
Income tax
Married people
Personal income tax
Tax deductions
Tax rates
Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1999
Introduced: January 19, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S308-309, S311-312)
Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1999 - 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
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S308-309, S311-312)
Committees of jurisdiction
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