HR 4810 - Marriage Tax Relief Bill - National Key Vote
Lincoln Chafee voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this Legislation.
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Timeline
- House Veto Override Failed
- Sept. 13, 2000
- Executive Vetoed
- Aug. 5, 2000
- Senate Conference Report Adopted
- July 21, 2000
- House Conference Report Adopted
- July 20, 2000
- Senate Bill Passed
- July 18, 2000
- House Bill Passed
- July 12, 2000
- Introduced
- July 10, 2000
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Title: Marriage Tax Relief Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to override a veto on a bill that would provide $89.8 billion over the next five years in tax relief for married couples.
Highlights:
- Reduces income taxes on married couples filing jointly by increasing their standard deduction to double the amount allowed for individuals beginning in 2001.
- Expands the upper threshold of the 15 percent income tax bracket for married couples filing jointly such that their combined income can be twice the income of single tax payers in this bracket; expansion takes place over 6 years starting in 2002.
- Increases earned income credit by $2,000 for married couples filing jointly beginning in 2001.
- Grants an exemption on the minimum alternative tax to some taxpayers who claim personal and family tax credits.
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Title: Marriage Tax Relief Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report on a bill that would provide $89.8 billion over the next five years in tax relief for married couples.
Highlights:
- Reduces income taxes on married couples filing jointly by increasing their standard deduction to double the amount allowed for individuals beginning in 2001.
- Expands the upper threshold of the 15 percent income tax bracket for married couples filing jointly such that their combined income can be twice the income of single tax payers in this bracket; expansion takes place over 6 years starting in 2002.
- Increases earned income credit by $2,000 for married couples filing jointly beginning in 2001.
- Grants an exemption on the minimum alternative tax to some taxpayers who claim personal and family tax credits.
Title: Marriage Tax Relief Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to adopt a conference report on a bill that would provide $89.8 billion over the next five years in tax relief for married couples.
Highlights:
- Reduces income taxes on married couples filing jointly by increasing their standard deduction to double the amount allowed for individuals beginning in 2001.
- Expands the upper threshold of the 15 percent income tax bracket for married couples filing jointly such that their combined income can be twice the income of single tax payers in this bracket; expansion takes place over 6 years starting in 2002.
- Increases earned income credit by $2,000 for married couples filing jointly beginning in 2001.
- Grants an exemption on the minimum alternative tax to some taxpayers who claim personal and family tax credits.
Title: Marriage Tax Relief Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to override a veto on a bill that would provide $89.8 billion over the next five years in tax relief for married couples.