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HR 2272 116th Congress House

Tax Equity Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for adjustments in the individual income tax rates to reflect regional differences in the cost-of-living.

Introduced: April 10, 2019 Introduced by: Nadler, Jerrold Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax ratesInflation and prices
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 10, 2019
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 Latest action April 10, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Equity Act of 2019

This bill provides for regional cost-of-living adjustments in individual income tax rates. The bill also directs the Department of Labor to determine and publish a cost-of-living index for each statistical area for 2019 and each calendar year thereafter. A "statistical area" is (1) any metropolitan statistical area as defined by the Department of Commerce, and (2) the portion of any state not within a metropolitan statistical area.

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LOWEY, NITA
· Apr 10, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Apr 10, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2272: Tax Equity Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2272/
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"H.R. 2272: Tax Equity Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2272/.
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