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HR 1183 98th Congress House Taxation Congressional budget Deficit financing Federal budgets Federal receipts and expenditures Income tax Personal income tax Tax rates

Tax Rate Equity Act of 1983

Introduced: February 2, 1983 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 19 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 1983
Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-55. Record Vote No: 174.
Jun 29, 1983
Failed of passage/not agreed to in Senate: Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-55. Record Vote No: 174.
Jun 29, 1983
Considered by Senate.
Jun 28, 1983
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
Jun 27, 1983
Received in the Senate, read twice and ordered to be held at the desk.
Jun 23, 1983
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 229 - 191 (Record Vote No: 218).
Jun 23, 1983
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 229 - 191 (Record Vote No: 218).
Jun 23, 1983
House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Jun 23, 1983
The Clerk Reported Committee Amendments.
Jun 23, 1983
Called up by House by Rule.
Jun 23, 1983
Rule Passed House.
Jun 22, 1983
Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.242 Reported to House.
Jun 22, 1983
Committee on Rules Granted a Modified Closed Rule Providing Two Hours of Debate; Partial Waiver of Points of Order.
Jun 21, 1983
Placed on Union Calendar No: 167.
Jun 21, 1983
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 98-252.
Jun 16, 1983
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Jun 16, 1983
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 2, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 2, 1983
Introduced in House
 Amendments to this bill 1

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AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 194 — An amendment to add a new section: The changes in individual income tax contained in this Act will be accompa… Pending Jun 23, 1983
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Rate Equity Act of 1983 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to limit to $700 the maximum reduction in individual income tax resulting from the third year of rate reductions enacted by the Economic Recovery Tax Act of 1981.

What's happening now June 29, 1983

Failed of passage in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 45-55. Record Vote No: 174.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jun 21, 1983
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jun 14, 1983
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 8, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1183: Tax Rate Equity Act of 1983. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1183/
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"H.R. 1183: Tax Rate Equity Act of 1983." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-1183/.
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