Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023
Latest action · Jul 10, 2023 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.
- IntroducedJul 10, 2023
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023
This bill modifies several tax provisions that refer to married couples to make the provisions equally applicable to legally married same-sex couples.
Cosponsors 48
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jul 10, 2023 to Apr 10, 2024; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-CA | Dianne Feinstein | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-NJ | Robert Menendez | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-PA | Robert P. Casey Jr. | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-DE | Thomas R. Carper | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jul 10, 2023 |
| I-AZ | Kyrsten Sinema | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| D-MT | Jon Tester | Sep 14, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Laphonza R. Butler | Jan 23, 2024 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Apr 10, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Jul 10, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2023Introduced in Senate
- Jul 10, 2023Read 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 4322 | Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2023 | Identical bill | Jun 23, 2023 |
| HR 4326 | PRIDE Act of 2023 | Related bill | Jun 23, 2023 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill 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 2023
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 10, 2023Introduced in Senate
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