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Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2011

Introduced: January 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S130)
Jan 25, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S130)
Jan 25, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2011 - Renders inapplicable the general terminating date (i.e., December 31, 2012) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to provisions of that Act that eliminate the tax effect known as the marriage penalty in the standard tax deduction, the 15% income tax bracket, and the earned income tax credit.

What's happening now January 25, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S130)

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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 25, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 11: Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-11/
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"S. 11: Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-11/.
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S. 11, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-11/.
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