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HR 1551 99th Congress House

Tax Fairness for Families Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to increase the amount of the deduction allowed for personal exemptions.

Introduced: May 8, 1985 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income taxTax deductionsTax exemption
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It never became law before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 19, 1985
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 19, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 19, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Fairness for Families Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the amount of the deduction allowed for the personal exemption from the current amount of $1,000 to $2,000.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1112 Identical bill Tax Fairness for Families Act
 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 8, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1551: Tax Fairness for Families Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1551/
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"H.R. 1551: Tax Fairness for Families Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1551/.
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H.R. 1551, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-1551/.
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