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HR 1244 116th Congress House Taxation Marriage and family status Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax treatment of families

Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019

Introduced: June 10, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Feb 14, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 14, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019

This bill modifies several tax provisions that refer to married couples to make the provisions equally applicable to legally married same-sex couples.

What's happening now February 14, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 3294 Related bill Refund Equality Act of 2019
  • HR 3299 Related bill PRIDE Act of 2019
  • S 1940 Related bill Refund Equality Act of 2019
  • S 515 Identical bill Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 61
All 61 Democratic 59
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 28, 2020
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jul 30, 2019
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Carbajal, Salud O.
California · Jun 10, 2019
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 10, 2019
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 10, 2019
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Soto, Darren
Florida · May 22, 2019
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Apr 1, 2019
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Apr 1, 2019
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Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 12, 2019
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García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Feb 26, 2019
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 26, 2019
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Morelle, Joseph D.
New York · Feb 19, 2019
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Ocasio-Cortez, Alexandria
New York · Feb 19, 2019
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Bera, Ami
California · Feb 14, 2019
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 14, 2019
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Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 14, 2019
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Boyle, Brendan F.
Pennsylvania · Feb 14, 2019
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Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 14, 2019
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 14, 2019
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Chu, Judy
California · Feb 14, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · Feb 14, 2019
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Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2019
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Feb 14, 2019
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2019
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Craig, Angie
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2019
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 14, 2019
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Feb 14, 2019
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2019
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DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Feb 14, 2019
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Feb 14, 2019
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Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Feb 14, 2019
Gabbard, Tulsi
· Feb 14, 2019
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Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Feb 14, 2019
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Himes, James A.
Connecticut · Feb 14, 2019
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Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Feb 14, 2019
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Huffman, Jared
California · Feb 14, 2019
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Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Feb 14, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 14, 2019
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 14, 2019
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Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 14, 2019
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Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2019
Murphy, Stephanie
· Feb 14, 2019
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 14, 2019
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Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Feb 14, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 14, 2019
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Feb 14, 2019
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Pappas, Chris
New Hampshire · Feb 14, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 14, 2019
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Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Feb 14, 2019
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 14, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1244: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1244/
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"H.R. 1244: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1244/.
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H.R. 1244, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1244/.
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