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HR 257 116th Congress House Taxation Income tax deductions Property tax State and local taxation

SALT Fairness Act of 2019

Introduced: January 4, 2019 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 4, 2019
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

SALT Fairness Act of 2019

This bill repeals the limitation on individual tax deductions for certain state and local taxes. (For tax years 2018-2025, the deduction for certain state and local taxes is currently limited to $10,000 per year for individuals or $5,000 for married individuals filing a separate return.)

What's happening now January 4, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 188 Related bill SALT Deductibility Act
  • HR 515 Related bill State And Local Tax Deduction Fairness Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · May 14, 2019
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Krishnamoorthi, Raja
Illinois · Mar 13, 2019
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Mar 13, 2019
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 17, 2019
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · Jan 17, 2019
Zeldin, Lee
· Jan 8, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jan 4, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 257: SALT Fairness Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-257/
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"H.R. 257: SALT Fairness Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-257/.
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H.R. 257, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-257/.
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