PRIDE Act of 2019
Latest action · Jul 25, 2019 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedJun 18, 2019
- Passed HouseJul 24, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Promoting Respect for Individuals' Dignity and Equality Act of 2019 or the PRIDE Act of 2019
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for equal treatment of same sex married couples. It permits such couples to amend their filing status to married filing jointly for tax returns outside of the statute of limitations and modifies tax rules relating to married couples to include same sex couples.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2019 to Jul 17, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MI | Andy Levin | Original | Jun 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Jul 17, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Karen Bass | Jul 17, 2019 |
Committees 1
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 Jun 18, 2019Markup Jun 20, 2019Reported Jul 18, 2019 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Received in the Senate.
- Jul 24, 2019Ms. Chu, Judy moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jul 24, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7313-7318)
- Jul 24, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3299.
- Jul 24, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7313-7316)
- Jul 24, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jul 18, 2019Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-161.
- Jul 18, 2019Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 120.
- Jun 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jun 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Jun 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 18, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7313–H7318Text printed H7313–H7316Notices H7374Estimated budget effects of H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) ActTables H7374Estimated pay-as-you-go effects of H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality (PRIDE) Act | Andy Levin D-MI, David Schweikert R-AZ, John A. Yarmuth D-KY, Judy Chu D-CA, Mark Takano D-CA, Richard E. Neal D-MA, Tom Reed R-NY | Jul 24, 2019 |
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 estimate
- Jun 25, 2019H.R. 3299, Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality Act of 2019As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on June 20, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 102, June 18, 2019, page H4771.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 116-81 | RENT-A-BANK SCHEMES AND NEW DEBT TRAPS: ASSESSING EFFORTS TO EVADE STATE CONSUMER PROTECTIONS AND INTEREST RATE CAPS114 pages | Financial Services Committee | Feb 5, 2020 |
Related bills 5
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 515 | Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 14, 2019 |
| HR 1244 | Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2019 | Related bill | Feb 14, 2019 |
| S 1940 | Refund Equality Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 20, 2019 |
| HR 3294 | Refund Equality Act of 2019 | Related bill | Jun 14, 2019 |
| HR 3815 | PRIDE Act of 2021 | Reintroduced Bill | Jun 11, 2021 |
Titles 7
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for income tax returns outside the statute of limitations, 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
- PRIDE Act of 2019
- Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality Act of 2019
- PRIDE Act of 2019
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- PRIDE Act of 2019
- Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 25, 2019Received in Senate
- Jul 24, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jul 18, 2019Reported in House
- Jun 18, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
