Refund Equality Act of 2025
Latest action · Jun 26, 2025 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 26, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Cosponsors 46
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 26, 2025 to Jul 16, 2025; 44 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-CA | Alex Padilla | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Andy Kim | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-MD | Angela D. Alsobrooks | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| I-ME | Angus S. King Jr. | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-HI | Brian Schatz | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NV | Catherine Cortez Masto | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-DE | Christopher A. Coons | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-CT | Christopher Murphy | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NJ | Cory A. Booker | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-MI | Elissa Slotkin | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-MI | Gary C. Peters | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-RI | Jack Reed | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NV | Jacky Rosen | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NH | Jeanne Shaheen | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-OR | Jeff Merkley | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-PA | John Fetterman | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-CO | John W. Hickenlooper | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Mark Kelly | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-VA | Mark R. Warner | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-NM | Martin Heinrich | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-CO | Michael F. Bennet | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-VT | Peter Welch | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-CT | Richard Blumenthal | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-RI | Sheldon Whitehouse | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| R-ME | Susan M. Collins | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-IL | Tammy Duckworth | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-MN | Tina Smith | Original | Jun 26, 2025 |
| D-GA | Raphael G. Warnock | Jun 30, 2025 | |
| D-GA | Jon Ossoff | Jul 16, 2025 |
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 Jun 26, 2025 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2025Introduced in Senate
- Jun 26, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4083 | Raphael G. Warnock D-GA | Jun 30, 2025 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4163 | PRIDE Act of 2025 | Related bill | Jun 26, 2025 |
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 2025
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 26, 2025Introduced in Senate
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