HR 6 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001

Introduced Mar 15, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Jerry Weller R-IL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Aug 13, 2001 See H.R.1836.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 15, 2001
  2. Passed HouseMar 29, 2001
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the basic standard deduction on a joint return shall be equal to 200 percent of the dollar amount of an individual who is not married.

(Sec. 3) Provides a six-year schedule for making, by 2009, the maximum taxable income in the lowest married bracket equal to double the maximum taxable income in the lowest single filer bracket.

Repeals provisions providing for: (1) the reduction in the additional child tax credit for families with three or more children for taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax; and (2) the reduction in the earned income credit for taxpayers subject to the alternative minimum tax.

Provides, starting in 2008, for increasing the alternative minimum tax exemption amount on joint returns.

(Sec. 4) Provides for increases in the earned income credit phaseout amount on a joint return equal to 110 percent of the otherwise applicable amount.

Includes in the definition of the term "earned income," for purposes of the earned income credit, only amounts included in gross income.

(Sec 5) Provides a schedule for increasing the child tax credit to $1,000 by 2006.

Prohibits the child tax credit from exceeding the excess of: (1) the sum of the regular tax liability plus the alternative minimum tax; over (2) the sum of the nonrefundable personal credits (other than the child tax credit) and the foreign tax credit and Puerto Rico and possession tax credit.

Extends the availability of the additional credit for families with three or more children to families with fewer than three children.

(Sec. 6) States that the amounts transferred to any Social Security Act trust fund shall be determined as if this Act had not been enacted.

Recorded votes 3

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

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 75Passed282–144Mar 29, 2001
House 74Failed184–240Mar 29, 2001
House 73Failed196–231Mar 29, 2001

Cosponsors 227

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 15, 2001 to Mar 27, 2001; 222 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-FLAdam H. PutnamOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYAmo HoughtonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLAnder CrenshawOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-KYAnne M. NorthupOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ARAsa HutchinsonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-TNBart GordonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYBenjamin A. GilmanOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-GABob BarrOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-VABob GoodlatteOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ALBob RileyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-COBob SchafferOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-AZBob StumpOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-WABrian BairdOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-INBrian D. KernsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-IDC. L. (Butch) OtterOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLC. W. Bill YoungOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-NYCarolyn McCarthyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NCCass BallengerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NHCharles F. BassOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NCCharles H. TaylorOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MSCharles W. "Chip" PickeringOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-GACharles W. NorwoodOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-UTChris CannonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAChristopher CoxOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NJChristopher H. SmithOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CTChristopher ShaysOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLCliff StearnsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-INDan BurtonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLDan MillerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CADana RohrabacherOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CADarrell IssaOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MIDave CampOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLDave WeldonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CADavid DreierOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHDavid L. HobsonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-LADavid VitterOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHDeborah PryceOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MTDenny RehbergOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WADoc HastingsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PADon SherwoodOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-AKDon YoungOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ILDonald A. ManzulloOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NEDoug BereuterOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CADoug OseOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CADuncan HunterOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLE. Clay Shaw Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TNEd BryantOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-VAEdward L. SchrockOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAEdward R. RoyceOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAElton GalleglyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-VAEric CantorOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-KYErnie FletcherOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WIF. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYFelix J. Grucci Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-SCFloyd SpenceOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NJFrank A. LoBiondoOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OKFrank D. LucasOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-VAFrank R. WolfOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MIFred UptonOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-CAGary A. ConditOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAGary G. MillerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WAGeorge R. Nethercutt Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAGeorge RadanovichOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PAGeorge W. GekasOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MNGil GutknechtOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-IAGreg GanskeOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ORGreg WaldenOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-KYHarold RogersOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NMHeather WilsonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXHenry BonillaOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-SCHenry E. Brown, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ILHenry J. HydeOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NCHoward CobleOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAHoward P. "Buck" McKeonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OKJ. C. Watts Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-AZJ. D. HayworthOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-GAJack KingstonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYJack QuinnOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-MIJames A. BarciaOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-IAJames A. LeachOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PAJames C. GreenwoodOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-CTJames H. MaloneyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYJames T. WalshOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-UTJames V. HansenOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-AZJeff FlakeOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WAJennifer DunnOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NVJim GibbonsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-AZJim KolbeOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-LAJim McCreryOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-IAJim NussleOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MNJim RamstadOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-KSJim RyunOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MOJo Ann EmersonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXJoe BartonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MIJoe KnollenbergOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLJoe ScarboroughOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NMJoe SkeenOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-COJoel HefleyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHJohn A. BoehnerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXJohn Abney CulbersonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-AZJohn B. ShadeggOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-LAJohn CookseyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PAJohn E. PetersonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NHJohn E. SununuOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYJohn E. SweeneyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TNJohn J. Duncan, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLJohn L. MicaOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-GAJohn LinderOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYJohn M. McHughOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-INJohn N. HostettlerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ILJohn ShimkusOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ILJudy BiggertOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXKay GrangerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAKen CalvertOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MOKenny C. HulshofOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXKevin BradyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXLamar SmithOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXLarry CombestOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NELee TerryOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLLincoln Diaz-BalartOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-GAMac CollinsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXMac ThornberryOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NJMarge RoukemaOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-INMark E. SouderOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLMark FoleyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WIMark GreenOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ILMark KirkOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MNMark R. KennedyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAMary BonoOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-TXMax SandlinOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PAMelissa A. HartOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLMichael BilirakisOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHMichael G. OxleyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NJMike FergusonOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-NCMike McIntyreOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-INMike PenceOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MIMike RogersOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CTNancy L. JohnsonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-GANathan DealOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHPatrick J. TiberiOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PAPatrick J. ToomeyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WIPaul D. RyanOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXPete SessionsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MIPeter HoekstraOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYPeter T. KingOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PAPhil EnglishOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ILPhilip M. CraneOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLPorter J. GossOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHRalph RegulaOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CARandy (Duke) CunninghamOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ILRay LaHoodOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-FLRic KellerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NCRichard BurrOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-LARichard H. BakerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXRichard K. ArmeyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CARichard W. PomboOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-WARick LarsenOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHRob PortmanOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CTRob SimmonsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ALRobert B. AderholtOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MDRobert L. Ehrlich Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHRobert W. NeyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NCRobin HayesOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NJRodney P. FrelinghuysenOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MSRoger F. WickerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-KYRon LewisOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXRon PaulOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-MSRonnie ShowsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MDRoscoe G. BartlettOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MORoy BluntOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-NJRush HoltOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MOSam GravesOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TXSam JohnsonOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-COScott McInnisOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-NVShelley BerkleyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WVShelley Moore CapitoOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYSherwood BoehlertOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ALSonny CallahanOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ALSpencer BachusOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAStephen HornOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-INSteve BuyerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHSteve ChabotOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OKSteve LargentOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OHSteven C. LaTouretteOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYSue W. KellyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NCSue Wilkins MyrickOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ALTerry EverettOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-WIThomas E. PetriOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-COThomas G. TancredoOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYThomas M. ReynoldsOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-INTim RoemerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-ILTimothy V. JohnsonOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-PATodd Russell PlattsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-KSTodd TiahrtOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-IATom LathamOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NETom OsborneOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TNVan HillearyOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MIVernon J. EhlersOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-VAVirgil H. Goode Jr.OriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NYVito FossellaOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-LAW. J. (Billy) TauzinOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-CAWally HergerOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-NCWalter B. JonesOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-MDWayne T. GilchrestOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-OKWes WatkinsOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TNWilliam L. JenkinsOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-ILWilliam O. LipinskiOriginalMar 15, 2001
R-TNZach WampOriginalMar 15, 2001
D-CAEllen O. TauscherMar 20, 2001
R-NJJim SaxtonMar 20, 2001
R-VATom DavisMar 20, 2001
R-ILJ. Dennis HastertMar 27, 2001
R-CAWilliam M. ThomasMar 27, 2001

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseWays and Means Committee
Referred Mar 15, 2001Hearings Mar 15, 2001Markup Mar 22, 2001Reported Mar 27, 2001

Actions 26

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Aug 13, 2001See H.R.1836.
  2. Jun 7, 2001Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 68.
  3. Jun 6, 2001Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  4. Mar 29, 2001Rule H. Res. 104 passed House.
  5. Mar 29, 2001Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 104. (consideration: CR H1302-1329)
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In the Congressional Record 7

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S2231Ernest F. Hollings D-SC, Russell D. Feingold D-WI, Thomas A. Daschle D-SD, Trent Lott R-MSMar 21, 2002
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E583Steve Israel D-NYApr 5, 2001
HouseDebate and remarks H1469Felix J. Grucci Jr. R-NYApr 4, 2001
ExtensionsDebate and remarks E503James R. Langevin D-RI, Sherwood Boehlert R-NYMar 30, 2001
HouseDebate and remarks H1297–H1302, H1302–H1329Text printed H1297, H1302–H1304Amendments H1298, H1318Motions H1326Recorded votes H1301, H1325, H1328, H1329enactRangel amendment (substitute)Rangel motion to recommit (allow income tax refund)Ander Crenshaw R-FL, Benjamin A. Gilman R-NY, Benjamin L. Cardin D-MD, Bob Riley R-AL, Brad Sherman D-CA, Brian D. Kerns R-IN, C. L. (Butch) Otter R-ID, Carolyn C. Kilpatrick D-MI, Charles B. Rangel D-NY (amendment, motion), Corrine Brown D-FL, Darlene Hooley D-OR, Dave Camp R-MI, Dave Weldon R-FL, Deborah Pryce R-OH (amendment), Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH, Doug Bereuter R-NE, Earl Blumenauer D-OR, Ernie Fletcher R-KY, Fortney Pete Stark D-CA, Gene Green D-TX, Gregory W. Meeks D-NY, J. C. Watts Jr. R-OK, J. D. Hayworth R-AZ, James A. Barcia D-MI, James A. Traficant Jr. D-OH, James P. Moran D-VA, Jennifer Dunn R-WA, Jerry Weller R-IL, Jim McDermott D-WA, Jim Ramstad R-MN, Jim Ryun R-KS, John Lewis D-GA, John Thune R-SD, Joseph M. Hoeffel D-PA, Juanita Millender-McDonald D-CA, Karen L. Thurman D-FL, Karen McCarthy D-MO, Lloyd Doggett D-TX, Mark Foley R-FL, Mark Udall D-CO, Martin Frost D-TX, Max Sandlin D-TX, Mike Pence R-IN, Mike Rogers R-MI, Nancy Pelosi D-CA, Paul D. Ryan R-WI, Phil English R-PA, Philip M. Crane R-IL, Randy (Duke) Cunningham R-CA, Ric Keller R-FL, Richard A. Gephardt D-MO, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Richard K. Armey R-TX, Rob Simmons R-CT, Robert T. Matsui D-CA, Rodney P. Frelinghuysen R-NJ, Ron Kind D-WI, Roy Blunt R-MO, Rush Holt D-NJ, Sam Johnson R-TX, Sander M. Levin D-MI, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Shelley Moore Capito R-WV, Stephanie Tubbs Jones D-OH, Tammy Baldwin D-WI, Tim Roemer D-IN, Tom Davis R-VA, Tom Latham R-IA, Wally Herger R-CA, William J. Coyne D-PA, William M. Thomas R-CAMar 29, 2001
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Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

  1. Mar 26, 2001H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 22, 2001</p>
  2. Mar 26, 2001H.R. 6, Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 22, 2001

Printed hearings 4

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 107-107CHILD SUPPORT AND FATHERHOOD PROPOSALS137 pagesWays and Means CommitteeJun 28, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-143LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2002266 pagesAppropriations CommitteeMay 2, 2001–Jun 26, 2001
Serial No. 107-6PRESIDENT'S TAX RELIEF PROPOSALS: TAX PROPOSALS AFFECTING INDIVIDUALS179 pagesWays and Means CommitteeMar 21, 2001
Serial No. 107-3SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSAL TO IMPLEMENT RETURN TO WORK LEGISLATION92 pagesWays and Means CommitteeFeb 28, 2001

Amendments 2

Amendments offered to this bill.

AmendmentDescriptionOffered byStatus
HAmdt 22An amendment made in order pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 104, and considered as adopted pursuant to that resolution.Ways and Means CommitteeOn agreeing to the Ways and Means amendment as modified Agreed to without objection. (text as modified: CR H1303-1304)
HAmdt 23An amendment made in order pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 104 to insert a complete new text.Charles B. Rangel D-NYOn agreeing to the Rangel amendment (A002) Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 196 - 231 (Roll no. 73).

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 104Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 6) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage penalty by providing for adjustments to the standard deduction, 15-percent rate bracket, and earned income credit and to allow the nonrefundable personal credits against regular and minimum tax liability.Procedurally relatedMar 29, 2001
HR 1836Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001Procedurally relatedJun 7, 2001

Titles 4

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage penalty by providing for adjustments to the standard deduction, 15-percent rate bracket, and earned income credit and to allow the nonrefundable personal credits against regular and minimum tax liability.
Official Titles as Amended by House
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the marriage penalty by providing for adjustments to the standard deduction, the 15-percent rate bracket, and the earned income credit, to increase the child credit and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Marriage Tax Elimination Act of 2001
Short Titles as Passed House
Marriage Penalty and Family Tax Relief Act of 2001

Subjects

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

Text 4

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 7, 2001Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Mar 29, 2001Engrossed in House
  3. Mar 27, 2001Reported in House
  4. Mar 15, 2001Introduced in House

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