HR 4019 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Marriage Penalty Tax bill

Official title To provide that the marriage penalty relief provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall be permanent.

Introduced Mar 20, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Jerry Weller R-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jun 13, 2002 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMar 20, 2002
Passed HouseJun 13, 2002
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Makes title IX (relating to sunset provisions) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to title III (relating to marriage penalty relief) of such Act, thus making title III permanent.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll call	Question	Result	Date
House 229	On Passage	Passed271–142	Jun 13, 2002

House 228	On Agreeing to the Amendment	Failed198–213	Jun 13, 2002

Cosponsors 93

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 20, 2002 to Jun 11, 2002; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-IN	Brian D. Kerns	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-CT	Christopher Shays	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-OK	Ernest J. Istook Jr.	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-PA	George W. Gekas	Original	Mar 20, 2002
D-MI	James A. Barcia	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-WA	Jennifer Dunn	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-IL	John Shimkus	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-MD	Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito	Original	Mar 20, 2002
R-GA	Bob Barr		Apr 9, 2002
R-LA	David Vitter		Apr 9, 2002
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Apr 9, 2002
R-VA	Eric Cantor		Apr 9, 2002
R-NV	Jim Gibbons		Apr 9, 2002

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Committees 2

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Mar 20, 2002
Senate	Finance Committee	Referred Jun 13, 2002

Actions 12

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 13, 2002Rule H. Res. 440 passed House.
Jun 13, 2002Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 440. (consideration: CR H3519-3540)
Jun 13, 2002Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4019 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.
Jun 13, 2002DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 4019.
Jun 13, 2002DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 440, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Matsui amendment in the nature of a substitute.

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In the Congressional Record 13

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Debate and remarks S10620	Don Nickles R-OK	Oct 17, 2002
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1753, E1756	Lee Terry R-NE, Louise McIntosh Slaughter D-NY	Oct 4, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H6933–H6941Text printed H6933Recorded votes H6952	Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Christopher Cox R-CA, Gerald D. Kleczka D-WI, Jerry Weller R-IL, Jim Ryun R-KS, Joseph R. Pitts R-PA, Lamar Smith R-TX, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Peter J. Visclosky D-IN, Philip M. Crane R-IL, Randy (Duke) Cunningham R-CA, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Rob Portman R-OH, Robert T. Matsui D-CA, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Xavier Becerra D-CA	Oct 2, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H6660–H6669Text printed H6660Amendments H6667Recorded votes H6668complete congressional action (H. Res. 543), consideration (H. Res. 547)—previous question	Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Cass Ballenger R-NC, Jerry Weller R-IL, John A. Boehner R-OH, Martin Frost D-TX (amendment), Pete Sessions R-TX, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Rob Portman R-OH, Robert E. Andrews D-NJ, Robert T. Matsui D-CA	Sep 25, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H4353	Jerry Weller R-IL	Jul 9, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H3863	Jerry Weller R-IL	Jun 25, 2002
House · Extensions	Debate and remarks E1082, H3607	Jerry Weller R-IL, Todd Tiahrt R-KS	Jun 18, 2002
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1069	J. Randy Forbes R-VA	Jun 17, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H3515–H3518, H3519–H3540Text printed H3515, H3519Amendments H3531Recorded votes H3518, H3539, H3540Matsui amendment (prohibit use of Social Security trust funds to make permanent)make permanentRulings of the chair H3531, H3532	Benjamin A. Gilman R-NY, Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Bill Pascrell, Jr. D-NJ, Carolyn C. Kilpatrick D-MI, Charles W. Stenholm D-TX, Doc Hastings R-WA, Doug Bereuter R-NE, E. Clay Shaw Jr. R-FL, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Fortney Pete Stark D-CA, Gene Green D-TX, Gerald D. Kleczka D-WI, J. C. Watts Jr. R-OK, J. D. Hayworth R-AZ, James A. Barcia D-MI, James P. McGovern D-MA, Jennifer Dunn R-WA, Jerry Weller R-IL, Jim Gibbons R-NV, Jim McDermott D-WA, Jim Turner D-TX, Joe Knollenberg R-MI, John D. Dingell D-MI, John Shimkus R-IL, Karen L. Thurman D-FL, Lee Terry R-NE, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Mark R. Kennedy R-MN, Max Sandlin D-TX, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Robert T. Matsui D-CA (amendment), Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ, Ron Kind D-WI, Roy Blunt R-MO, Sam Johnson R-TX, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. D-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Steny H. Hoyer D-MD, Tammy Baldwin D-WI, Tim Roemer D-IN, Tom DeLay R-TX, W. Todd Akin R-MO, Wally Herger R-CA, William M. Thomas R-CA, Xavier Becerra D-CA	Jun 13, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H3458, H3496–H3501	Denny Rehberg R-MT, J. D. Hayworth R-AZ, Jack Kingston R-GA, Jerry Weller R-IL, Jim Gibbons R-NV, Lee Terry R-NE, Mark R. Kennedy R-MN	Jun 12, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H3302	Jerry Weller R-IL	Jun 11, 2002
House	Debate and remarks H1689	Jerry Weller R-IL	Apr 30, 2002
Extensions	Debate and remarks E585	George W. Gekas R-PA	Apr 18, 2002

Amendments 1

Amendments offered to this bill.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 503	An amendment to add a complete new text.	Robert T. Matsui D-CA	On agreeing to the Matsui amendment (A001) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 198 - 213, 1 Present (Roll no. 228).

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 440	Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4019) to provide that the marriage penalty relief provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall be permanent.	Procedurally related	Jun 13, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide that the marriage penalty relief provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall be permanent.
Popular Titles: Marriage Penalty Tax bill

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 13, 2002Engrossed in House
Jun 13, 2002Referred in Senate
Mar 20, 2002Introduced in House

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