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S 11 107th Congress Senate

Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 2001

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that the income tax rate bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried individuals, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 22, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation FamiliesIncome taxMarried peoplePersonal income tax
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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.
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Jan 22, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 22, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S163-164)
Jan 22, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 22, 2001

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 2001 - 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.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 22, 2001
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 22, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 11: Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-11/
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"S. 11: Marriage Tax Penalty Elimination Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-11/.
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S. 11, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-11/.
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