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H.R. 4181: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the marriage penalty relief provided under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.

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H.R. 4181: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the marriage penalty relief provided under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.

108th Congress · introduced 2004-04-21 · Taxation · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 495.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-04-21 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 3 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 136 (2004): On Agreeing to the Amendment, HR4181 (2004-04-28), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 495. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the marriage penalty relief provided under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.

Plain summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent the following provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Reconciliation Act of 2001: (1) the increased standard deduction for married taxpayers filing joint returns or for surviving spouses (twice the deduction for single taxpayers); (2) the increase in the taxable income level for qualifying married taxpayers filing joint returns or surviving spouses for the 15-percent tax bracket; and (3) provisions concerning the earned income tax credit, including those increasing the credit's phaseout amounts in the case of joint returns.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the marriage penalty relief provided under the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Gerlach, Jim [R-PA-6] · 98 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Rogers (R-AL), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Sam Graves (R-MO), Joe Wilson (R-SC) and 38 more.

Recorded votes

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Record fed-us-cong108-hr4181 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108