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Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1999

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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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
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 3, 2000

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S308-309, S311-312)

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 19, 1999
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 12: Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-12/
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"S. 12: Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-12/.
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