HR 1244 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019

Introduced Feb 14, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Andy Levin D-MI

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Feb 14, 2019 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. IntroducedFeb 14, 2019
  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 2019

This bill modifies several tax provisions that refer to married couples to make the provisions equally applicable to legally married same-sex couples.

Cosponsors 87

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 14, 2019 to Jan 28, 2020; 72 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NYAdriano EspaillatOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAAlan S. LowenthalOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAAmi BeraOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-INAndré CarsonOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MNAngie CraigOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MAAyanna PressleyOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CABarbara LeeOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MNBetty McCollumOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MIBrenda L. LawrenceOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-PABrendan F. BoyleOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NYBrian HigginsOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-FLCharlie CristOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NHChris PappasOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-RIDavid N. CicillineOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NMDebra A. HaalandOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-WADenny HeckOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-WADerek KilmerOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CODiana DeGetteOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NVDina TitusOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MIElissa SlotkinOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NJFrank Pallone, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAGilbert Ray Cisneros, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NYGrace MengOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-AZGreg StantonOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MIHaley M. StevensOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.OriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CTJames A. HimesOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MDJamie RaskinOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJared HuffmanOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NYJerrold NadlerOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-COJoe NeguseOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJudy ChuOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAJulia BrownleyOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAKatie HillOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAKatie PorterOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-TXLloyd DoggettOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CALucille Roybal-AllardOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-WIMark PocanOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CAMark TakanoOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-PAMatt CartwrightOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-ORPeter A. DeFazioOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-VTPeter WelchOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-WAPramila JayapalOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-MIRashida TlaibOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-AZRuben GallegoOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-FLStephanie N. MurphyOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-TNSteve CohenOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NVSteven HorsfordOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CASusan A. DavisOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-PASusan WildOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-ORSuzanne BonamiciOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-CATj CoxOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-HITulsi GabbardOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeOriginalFeb 14, 2019
D-NYAlexandria Ocasio-CortezFeb 19, 2019
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleFeb 19, 2019
D-MAJames P. McGovernFeb 26, 2019
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaFeb 26, 2019
D-KSSharice DavidsMar 12, 2019
D-FLDebbie Mucarsel-PowellMar 21, 2019
D-NJTom MalinowskiMar 26, 2019
D-FLLois FrankelApr 1, 2019
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonApr 1, 2019
D-FLDarren SotoMay 22, 2019
D-CAJimmy PanettaJun 10, 2019
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottJun 10, 2019
D-CASalud O. CarbajalJun 10, 2019
D-FLKathy CastorJul 30, 2019
D-ILMike QuigleyJan 28, 2020

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 Feb 14, 2019

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Feb 14, 2019Referred 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: Article 1, Section 1 of the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 29, February 14, 2019, page H2033.

Related bills 5

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 515Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019Identical billFeb 14, 2019
S 1940Refund Equality Act of 2019Related billJun 20, 2019
HR 3294Refund Equality Act of 2019Related billJun 14, 2019
HR 3299PRIDE Act of 2019Related billJul 25, 2019
HR 3833Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2021Reintroduced BillJun 11, 2021

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 Title(s) as Introduced
Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Feb 14, 2019Introduced in House

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