S 1740 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015

Introduced Jul 9, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Ron Wyden D-OR

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 9, 2015 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4957)

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 9, 2015
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot 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 45

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 9, 2015.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJul 9, 2015
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.OriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MDBarbara A. MikulskiOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJul 9, 2015
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MOClaire McCaskillOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NDHeidi HeitkampOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-INJoe DonnellyOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-WVJoe Manchin IIIOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-MTJon TesterOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NMMartin HeinrichOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJul 9, 2015
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-VATim KaineOriginalJul 9, 2015
D-NMTom UdallOriginalJul 9, 2015

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Jul 9, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 9, 2015Introduced in Senate
  2. Jul 9, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4957)

In the Congressional Record 1

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 S4957Ron Wyden D-ORJul 9, 2015

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.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R43157The Federal Tax Treatment of Married Same-Sex Couples ArchivedReportJul 30, 2015

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1715Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2017Reintroduced BillAug 2, 2017
HR 3105Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2015Identical billJul 16, 2015

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill 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 9, 2015Introduced in Senate

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