S 2014 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Refund Equality Act of 2021

Introduced Jun 10, 2021 Originated Senate Sponsor Elizabeth Warren D-MA

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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.

  1. IntroducedJun 10, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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; 39 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-CAAlex PadillaOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinOriginalJun 10, 2021
I-VTBernard SandersOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-NVCatherine Cortez MastoOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-CTChristopher MurphyOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-NJCory A. BookerOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-MAEdward J. MarkeyOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-MIGary C. PetersOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-RIJack ReedOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-NVJacky RosenOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-ORJeff MerkleyOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-MTJon TesterOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-VAMark R. WarnerOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-HIMazie K. HironoOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-COMichael F. BennetOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-WAPatty MurrayOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-GARaphael G. WarnockOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-CTRichard BlumenthalOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-PARobert P. Casey Jr.OriginalJun 10, 2021
D-ORRon WydenOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-OHSherrod BrownOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-WITammy BaldwinOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-ILTammy DuckworthOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-DEThomas R. CarperOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-VATim KaineOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-MNTina SmithOriginalJun 10, 2021
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsJun 14, 2021
R-MESusan M. CollinsSep 15, 2022
I-MEAngus S. King Jr.Sep 21, 2022
D-COJohn W. HickenlooperDec 5, 2022
D-NMMartin HeinrichDec 20, 2022

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Jun 10, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 10, 2021Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
Serial No. 117-26TO REVIEW THE STATE OF THE RURAL ECONOMY WITH AGRICULTURE SECRETARY TOM VILSACK241 pagesAgriculture CommitteeJan 20, 2022

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2171Refund Equality Act of 2023Reintroduced BillJun 22, 2023
HR 3815PRIDE Act of 2021Related billJun 11, 2021
HR 5376An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of S. Con. Res. 14.Related billAug 16, 2022

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for tax returns outside the statute of limitations.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Refund Equality Act of 2021

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 10, 2021Introduced in Senate

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