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HR 2624 116th Congress House Taxation Income tax deductions Marriage and family status Property tax State and local taxation Tax treatment of families

SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019

Introduced: May 9, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 9, 2019
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SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019

This bill raises the cap on tax deductions for state and local taxes for taxable years 2018 through 2025. The bill increases the current $10,000 limit to make it equal to the standard deduction the applies for the taxpayer based on filing status.. (For 2019, the standard deduction is $12,200 for single taxpayers and married individuals filing separately, $24,400 for married couples filing jointly, and $18,350 for heads of households).

What's happening now May 9, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · Dec 13, 2019
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Cisneros, Gilbert Ray
California · May 9, 2019
KING, PETER
· May 9, 2019
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Stefanik, Elise M.
New York · May 9, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2624: SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2624/
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"H.R. 2624: SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2624/.
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H.R. 2624, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2624/.
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[H.R. 2624: SALT Relief and Marriage Penalty Elimination Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2624/)
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