S. 4122 119th Congress Senate

Equal Tax Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize treatment of capital gains and earned income.

Introduced: March 17, 2026 Introduced by: Edward J. Markey Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Taxation

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Mar 17, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Mar 17, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 1 version

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
Senate

Lobbying activity 12

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

NEW VENTURE FUND
for NEW VENTURE FUND · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
THE PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES LLC
for THE PATRIOTIC MILLIONAIRES LLC · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM
for AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM
for AMERICANS FOR FINANCIAL REFORM · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS
for AMERICAN FEDERATION OF TEACHERS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
12 filings
SENATE
12 filings
Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
2 filings
Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS)
2 filings
Housing & Urban Development, Dept of (HUD)
1 filing
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
1 filing
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
1 filing
Treasury, Dept of
1 filing

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Cosponsors 3