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SRES 173 99th Congress Senate

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any tax reform measure enacted by Congress should restore the value of the personal exemption by increasing it to a minimum of $2,000 and indexing…

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any tax reform measure enacted by Congress should restore the value of the personal exemption by increasin… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any tax reform measure enacted by Congress should restore the value of the personal exemption by increasing it to a minimum of $2,000 and indexing it to prevent further erosion of its value.

Introduced: May 22, 1985 See on congress.gov
Taxation Congress and Members of CongressEconomics and Public FinanceIncome taxIndexing (Economic policy)
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This resolution expired with the 99th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 99th Congress (1985–1986) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 22, 1985
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 22, 1985
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 22, 1985

Referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Senate that any tax reform measure enacted by the Congress should restore the value of the personal exemption by increasing it to a minimum of $2,000, and the indexing of the personal exemption should be retained in order to prevent further erosion of its value to the American taxpayer.

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 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 24, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 173: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any tax reform measure enacted by Congress should restore the value of the personal exemption by increasing it to a minimum of $2,000 and indexing it to prevent further erosion of its value.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SRES-173/
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"S. Res. 173: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any tax reform measure enacted by Congress should restore the value of the personal exemption by increasing it to a minimum of $2,000 and indexing it to prevent further erosion of its value.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SRES-173/.
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S. Res. 173, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SRES-173/.
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[S. Res. 173: A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that any tax reform measure enacted by Congress should restore the value of the personal exemption by increasing it to a minimum of $2,000 and indexing it to prevent further erosion of its value.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-SRES-173/)
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