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HR 2842 114th Congress House Taxation Income tax rates Inflation and prices

Individual Rate Simplification Act of 2015

Introduced: June 18, 2015 Introduced by: Williams, Roger Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Jun 18, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 18, 2015
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Individual Rate Simplification Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise individual income tax rates to establish a 20% rate on taxable income of $1 million or less and a 30% rate on taxable income over $1 million for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2015. The bill requires an annual inflation adjustment to the $1 million threshold amount in taxable years beginning after 2016.

What's happening now June 18, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2842: Individual Rate Simplification Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2842/
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"H.R. 2842: Individual Rate Simplification Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2842/.
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H.R. 2842, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-2842/.
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