HR 5257
113th Congress
House
Taxation
Income tax deductions
Tax treatment of families
Wages and earnings
Empowering Families at Home and at Work Act
Introduced: July 30, 2014
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 30, 2014
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 30, 2014
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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