Key Votes
HR 4810 - Marriage Tax Relief Bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Jack Kingston voted Yea (Conference Report Vote) on this legislation.
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Stages
- Sept. 13, 2000 House Veto Override Failed
- Aug. 5, 2000 Executive Vetoed
- July 21, 2000 Senate Conference Report Adopted
- July 20, 2000 House Conference Report Adopted
- July 18, 2000 Senate Bill Passed
- July 12, 2000 House Bill Passed
- July 10, 2000 Introduced
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Veto Override Failed (House) (270-158) - Sept. 13, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: Marriage Tax Relief Bill
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.
- 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.
NOTE: A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY OF THOSE PRESENT AND VOTING IS REQUIRED TO OVERRIDE A PRESIDENTIAL VETO.
Legislation - Vetoed (Executive) - Aug. 5, 2000
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (Senate) (60-34) - July 21, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: Marriage Tax Relief Bill
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.
- 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.
Legislation - Conference Report Adopted (House) (271-156) - July 20, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: Marriage Tax Relief Bill
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.
- 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.
Legislation - Bill Passed (Senate) (61-38) - July 18, 2000
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (269-159) - July 12, 2000
Legislation - Introduced (House) - July 10, 2000
Title: Marriage Tax Relief Bill
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.
Sponsors
- William Reynolds 'Bill' Archer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
