H.R.1453: Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 1999

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 106th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about taxation
  • Introduced April 15, 1999
  • Latest Major Action April 15, 1999

Bill Summary

Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for a deduction for two-earner married couples to eliminate the marriage penalty. Allows such deduction, in the case of a joint return, in an amount equal to a specified applicable percentage of the qualified earned income of the spouse with the lower qualified earned income for the taxable year. Specifies such applicable percentage as 20 percent (10 percent...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
April 15, 1999

Introduced in the House by Nicholas V. Lampson (D-Texas)

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