HR4157Referred to Committee

Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act

Share:
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-06-26
Introduced
85
Cosponsors
HR
ⓘ
Type

Sponsor

Becca Balint
Becca Balint
Democrat · VT · Representative
Votes with party: 98.1% (643 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/B001318

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (85)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2025-06-26

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

Plain-English Summary

This bill would change how married couples are taxed to ensure they don't pay more in federal income taxes simply because they're married rather than single. Currently, some married couples face a "marriage penalty" where their combined tax bill is higher than it would be if they filed as unmarried individuals, and this bill aims to eliminate that disadvantage. The changes would affect millions of married taxpayers across the country by potentially lowering their tax burden.

AI-assisted summary generated from the official bill metadata (title, subjects, actions) sourced from Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed. Always verify against the official text linked below.

Subjects

Taxation
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

Related legislation

Bills by the same sponsor or covering overlapping subjects.