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H.R. 3815 117th Congress House

PRIDE Act of 2021

Official title: To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for income tax returns outside the statute of limitations, to amend the Internal Revenu… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for income tax returns outside the statute of limitations, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 11, 2021 Introduced by: Judy Chu Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Taxation Administrative remediesMarriage and family statusSex, gender, sexual orientation discriminationTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of families
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Jun 11, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 11, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 11, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Promoting Respect for Individuals' Dignity and Equality Act of 2021 or the PRIDE Act of 2021

This bill requires the equal treatment of same sex married couples for tax purposes. It permits such couples to amend their filing status to married filing jointly for tax returns outside of the statute of limitations and modifies tax rules relating to married couples to include same sex couples.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3833 Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2021
  • S 2014 Refund Equality Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 10
D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Jun 11, 2021
Blumenauer, Earl
· Jun 11, 2021
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 11, 2021
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · Jun 11, 2021
Higgins, Brian
· Jun 11, 2021
Kildee, Daniel
· Jun 11, 2021
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 11, 2021
Levin, Andy
· Jun 11, 2021
MALONEY, CAROLYN
· Jun 11, 2021
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jun 11, 2021
Pascrell, Bill
· Jun 11, 2021
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jun 11, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jun 11, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3815: PRIDE Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3815/
MLA
"H.R. 3815: PRIDE Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3815/.
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H.R. 3815, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-3815/.
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