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HR 6 - Changes in Income Tax Deductions for Married Couples - Key Vote
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Legislation - Bill Passed (House) - Feb. 10, 2000 (Key vote)
Title: Changes in Income Tax Deductions for Married Couples
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would provide $182 billion over 10 years in tax relief for married couples.
Highlight: -Provides that the basic standard deduction for a married couple filing jointly shall be twice that of unmarried individuals, beginning in 2001 -Phases out the 15 percent tax bracket over 6 years beginning in 2003 by doubling the size of joint returns for married couples - Increases earned income credit by $2,000 for married couples filing jointly beginning in 2001 -Repeals provisions that reduce the refundable child credit and earned income credit by the amount of the taxpayer's alternative minimum tax starting in 2002
Legislation - Introduced (House) - Feb. 10, 1999
Title: Changes in Income Tax Deductions for Married Couples
Sponsors
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- Richard K. 'Dick' Armey (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Barcia (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Laurence 'Bob' Barr Jr. (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- William E. 'Bill' Barrett (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Charles F. 'Charlie' Bass (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R)
- Brian P. Bilbray (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas J. 'Tom' Bliley Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- Henry Bonilla (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Ed Bryant (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dan L. Burton (IN - R)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Herbert L. 'Sonny' Callahan (AL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R)
- Charles T. Canady (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Cannon (UT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven J. 'Steve' Chabot (OH - R)
- Clarence Saxby Chambliss (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Helen P. Chenoweth (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert N. 'Bob' Clement (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Howard Coble (NC - R)
- Thomas Allen 'Tom' Coburn (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mac Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Larry Combest (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
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