Refund Equality Act of 2021
Latest action · Jun 10, 2021 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 10, 2021
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Refund Equality Act of 2021
This bill permits legally married same sex couples to amend their tax returns to file as married filing jointly for returns outside of the statute of limitations.
Cosponsors 44
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 10, 2021 to Dec 20, 2022, with 39 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jun 10, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
- Jun 10, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3815 | PRIDE Act of 2021 | Related bill | Jun 11, 2021 |
| HR 5376 | Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 | Related bill | Aug 16, 2022 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
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Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
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