HR 7830 118th Congress House Taxation

PAW Act of 2024

Introduced: March 26, 2024 Introduced by: Van Drew, Jefferson Republican · New Jersey See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Mar 26, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 26, 2024

Introduced in House

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protect American Widows Act of 2024 or the PAW Act of 2024

This bill redefines surviving spouse for purposes of the applicable filing status of such individuals. It expands from two to five years amount of time a spouse must survive a deceased spouse in order to qualify for joint filing status as a married taxpayer.

What's happening now March 26, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Bill text 1 version

Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 1

Hageman, Harriet M.

Wyoming · Apr 17, 2024

Cite this page click to expand

APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7830: PAW Act of 2024. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7830/

MLA

"H.R. 7830: PAW Act of 2024." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7830/.

Bluebook (legal)

H.R. 7830, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7830/.

Markdown link

[H.R. 7830: PAW Act of 2024](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-7830/)