Key Votes
HR 4181 - Marriage Penalty Tax Bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Ben Cardin Did Not Vote on this legislation.
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Stages
Family
- HR 4181 - Marriage Penalty Tax Bill
- HR 1214 - Repealing Funding for School-Based Health Center Construction
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - May 3, 2004
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (323-95) - April 28, 2004 (Key vote)
Title: Marriage Penalty Tax Bill
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would adjust certain provisions of the tax code relating to married couples.
Highlights:
- Sets the standard deduction for married couples at twice that of single taxpayers (Sec. 1).
- Expands the 15% tax bracket of married couples to twice that of single taxpayers (Sec. 2).
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Cass Ballenger (NC - ) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Judy Biggert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rob Bishop (UT - R)
- Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Boehner (OH - R)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kevin P. Brady (TX - R)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Max Burns (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Chris Chocola (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher Cox (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James W. 'Jim' DeMint (SC - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jennifer B. Dunn (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Gibbons (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Wayne T. Gilchrest (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- John David 'J.D.' Hayworth Jr. (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb Hensarling (TX - R)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ernest J. Istook Jr. (OK - R) (Out Of Office)
- Nancy L. Johnson (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy V. 'Tim' Johnson (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Ric Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sue W. Kelly (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Kline (MN - R)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott McInnis (CO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Candice S. Miller (MI - R)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R)
- James A. 'Jim' Nussle (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clement Leroy 'Butch' Otter (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jon Christopher Porter Sr. (NV - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Dennis 'Denny' Rehberg (MT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. Reynolds (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Dana T. Rohrabacher (CA - R)
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (FL - R)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward L. 'Ed' Schrock (VA - ) (Out Of Office)
- E. Clay Shaw Jr. (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Robert Ruhl 'Rob' Simmons (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Sweeney (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- David B. Vitter (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Greg P. Walden (OR - R)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gerald C. 'Jerry' Weller (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R)
