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HR 5257 113th Congress House

Empowering Families at Home and at Work Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a deduction relating to the compensation of the lesser earning spouse.

Introduced: July 30, 2014 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax deductionsTax treatment of familiesWages and earnings
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Jul 30, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 30, 2014
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 Latest action July 30, 2014

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Families at Home and at Work Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a married taxpayer who files a joint tax return a tax deduction for 20% of the first $60,000 of the wages and self-employment income of the lesser earning spouse. Disallows such deduction for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income exceeds $110,000.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 3
Bachmann, Michele
· Jul 30, 2014
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jul 30, 2014
 R
Valadao, David G.
California · Jul 30, 2014
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jul 30, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5257: Empowering Families at Home and at Work Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-5257/
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