HR 4326 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

PRIDE Act of 2023

Latest action · Jun 23, 2023 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. IntroducedJun 23, 2023
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Promoting Respect for Individuals' Dignity and Equality Act of 2023 or the PRIDE Act of 2023

This bill requires the equal treatment of same sex married couples for tax purposes. 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 133

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 23, 2023 to Dec 3, 2024; 13 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-TXAl GreenOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-VTBecca BalintOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-MIDaniel T. KildeeOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-ILDanny K. DavisOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-VADonald S. Beyer, Jr.OriginalJun 23, 2023
D-PADwight EvansOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-OREarl BlumenauerOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-DCEleanor Holmes NortonOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-WIGwen MooreOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-ILJanice D. SchakowskyOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-CAJimmy PanettaOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-WASuzan K. DelBeneOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-CASydney Kamlager-DoveOriginalJun 23, 2023
D-TXJasmine CrockettSep 8, 2023
D-WIMark PocanSep 28, 2023
D-ORAndrea SalinasOct 3, 2023
D-MAJames P. McGovernOct 3, 2023
D-MDJamie RaskinOct 3, 2023
D-CAMark TakanoOct 3, 2023
D-GANikema WilliamsOct 3, 2023
D-NYPaul TonkoOct 3, 2023
D-CASalud O. CarbajalOct 3, 2023
D-NJBonnie Watson ColemanOct 10, 2023
D-CAJimmy GomezOct 10, 2023
D-COJoe NeguseOct 10, 2023
D-CARobert GarciaOct 10, 2023
D-MIShri ThanedarOct 10, 2023
D-CAAdam B. SchiffOct 13, 2023
D-NYJerrold NadlerOct 13, 2023
D-NJJosh GottheimerOct 13, 2023
D-MALori TrahanOct 13, 2023
D-NJAndy KimOct 20, 2023
D-NJBill Pascrell, Jr.Oct 20, 2023
D-TXLizzie FletcherOct 20, 2023
D-FLMaxwell FrostOct 20, 2023
D-NCValerie P. FousheeOct 20, 2023
D-PAChristopher R. DeluzioOct 30, 2023
D-ILJesús G. "Chuy" GarcíaOct 30, 2023
D-CAJohn GaramendiNov 3, 2023
D-MAAyanna PressleyNov 7, 2023
D-MOCori BushNov 7, 2023
D-MDDavid J. TroneNov 7, 2023
D-FLFrederica S. WilsonNov 7, 2023
D-CTJahana HayesNov 7, 2023
D-TXLloyd DoggettNov 7, 2023
D-NYNydia M. VelázquezNov 7, 2023
D-NJRobert MenendezNov 7, 2023
D-TXSheila Jackson LeeNov 7, 2023
D-NCWiley NickelNov 7, 2023
D-NCDeborah K. RossNov 8, 2023
D-GAHenry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr.Nov 14, 2023
D-HIJill N. TokudaNov 14, 2023
D-CTJohn B. LarsonNov 14, 2023
D-PAMatt CartwrightNov 14, 2023
D-KYMorgan McGarveyNov 14, 2023
D-WAAdam SmithNov 28, 2023
D-NYJamaal BowmanNov 28, 2023
D-VAJennifer L. McClellanNov 28, 2023
D-VAJennifer WextonNov 28, 2023
D-TXJoaquin CastroNov 28, 2023
D-CAKatie PorterNov 28, 2023
D-DELisa Blunt RochesterNov 28, 2023
D-CAMike LevinNov 28, 2023
D-MIRashida TlaibNov 28, 2023
D-RISeth MagazinerNov 28, 2023
D-OHShontel M. BrownNov 28, 2023
D-MAStephen F. LynchNov 28, 2023
D-TNSteve CohenNov 28, 2023
D-TXVeronica EscobarNov 28, 2023
D-MDC. A. Dutch RuppersbergerNov 29, 2023
D-NJDonald NorcrossNov 29, 2023
D-MDGlenn IveyNov 29, 2023
D-MNIlhan OmarNov 29, 2023
D-CATed LieuNov 29, 2023
D-NHAnn M. KusterNov 30, 2023
D-NYBrian HigginsNov 30, 2023
D-OHEmilia Strong SykesNov 30, 2023
D-NMMelanie A. StansburyDec 1, 2023
D-HIEd CaseDec 4, 2023
D-CANancy PelosiDec 4, 2023
D-PASusan WildDec 4, 2023
D-NCAlma S. AdamsDec 5, 2023
D-CAAnna G. EshooDec 5, 2023
D-FLDebbie Wasserman SchultzDec 5, 2023
D-MOEmanuel CleaverDec 5, 2023
D-CAGrace F. NapolitanoDec 5, 2023
D-FLSheila Cherfilus-McCormickDec 5, 2023
D-PAChrissy HoulahanDec 7, 2023
D-MIDebbie DingellDec 7, 2023
D-CTJoe CourtneyDec 7, 2023
D-ILBradley Scott SchneiderDec 13, 2023
D-CADoris O. MatsuiDec 13, 2023
D-MIElissa SlotkinDec 13, 2023
D-FLKathy CastorDec 13, 2023
D-CTRosa L. DeLauroDec 14, 2023
D-TXVicente GonzalezDec 14, 2023
D-NMGabe VasquezJan 3, 2024
D-NCKathy E. ManningJan 3, 2024
D-ORVal T. HoyleJan 3, 2024
D-CAZoe LofgrenJan 3, 2024
D-VARobert C. "Bobby" ScottJan 9, 2024
D-NCJeff JacksonJan 29, 2024
D-TXSylvia R. GarciaFeb 23, 2024
D-NYYvette D. ClarkeApr 15, 2024
D-PAMary Gay ScanlonMay 21, 2024
D-TXColin Z. AllredJun 26, 2024
D-RIGabe AmoJul 18, 2024
D-NYDaniel S. GoldmanAug 2, 2024
D-ILDelia C. RamirezAug 6, 2024
D-CASara JacobsAug 6, 2024
D-CABrad ShermanAug 27, 2024
D-COBrittany PettersenAug 27, 2024
D-MDJohn P. SarbanesAug 27, 2024
D-CAMaxine WatersAug 27, 2024
D-CANorma J. TorresAug 27, 2024
D-MASeth MoultonAug 27, 2024
D-PASummer L. LeeAug 27, 2024
D-NYGregory W. MeeksSep 3, 2024
D-GADavid ScottSep 16, 2024
D-NYGrace MengSep 16, 2024
D-ILLauren UnderwoodSep 17, 2024
D-ILNikki BudzinskiSep 17, 2024
D-NVDina TitusSep 19, 2024
D-INFrank J. MrvanSep 19, 2024
D-VAAbigail Davis SpanbergerSep 20, 2024
D-WAKim SchrierSep 23, 2024
D-VAGerald E. ConnollyNov 1, 2024
D-MIHaley M. StevensNov 1, 2024
D-NYJoseph D. MorelleNov 12, 2024
D-NYTimothy M. KennedyNov 18, 2024
D-MIHillary J. ScholtenDec 3, 2024
D-NJLaMonica McIverDec 3, 2024
D-LATroy A. CarterDec 3, 2024

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 Jun 23, 2023

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2023Introduced in House
  2. Jun 23, 2023Referred 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: Clause 1 of Section 8 of Article I The single subject of this legislation is: Refund equality and equal dignity for married tax filers.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 110, June 23, 2023, page H3143.

Related bills 4

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2171Refund Equality Act of 2023Related billJun 22, 2023
S 2221Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023Related billJul 10, 2023
HR 3815PRIDE Act of 2021Reintroduction ofJun 11, 2021
HR 4322Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023Related billJun 23, 2023

Titles 3

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 2023
Promoting Respect for Individuals’ Dignity and Equality Act of 2023

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 23, 2023Introduced in House

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