HR 3105 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015

Introduced Jul 16, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Sander M. Levin D-MI

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Latest action · Jul 16, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

  1. IntroducedJul 16, 2015
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to change provisions that refer to married couples to make such provisions equally applicable to legally married same sex couples.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 16, 2015 to May 11, 2016; 18 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalJul 16, 2015
D-NYCharles B. RangelOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-MIDebbie DingellOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-WAJim McDermottOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-CTJohn B. LarsonOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-GAJohn LewisOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-NYJoseph CrowleyOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-CALinda T. SánchezOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-CAMike ThompsonOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-CANancy PelosiOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-MARichard E. NealOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-WIRon KindOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-MDSteny H. HoyerOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-CAXavier BecerraOriginalJul 16, 2015
D-MDChris Van HollenJul 20, 2015
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceJul 22, 2015
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeJul 22, 2015
D-MIJohn Conyers, Jr.Jul 22, 2015
D-CODiana DeGetteJul 23, 2015
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonNov 17, 2015
D-ORKurt SchraderMar 23, 2016
D-ILTammy DuckworthMay 11, 2016

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 Jul 16, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2015Introduced in House
  2. Jul 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article 1 of the United States Constitution

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 111, July 16, 2015, page H5292.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1740Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015Identical billJul 9, 2015
HR 4110Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2017Reintroduced BillOct 24, 2017

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 16, 2015Introduced in House

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