H.R. 2306: Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act
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H.R. 2306: Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act
114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-13 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act
Plain summary
Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for health care insurance premium assistance, to: (1) calculate the amount of such credit in the case of a joint tax return as the sum of each credit amount allowed to each spouse, thus preventing the tax effect known as the marriage penalty; and (2) replace the 400% poverty line eligibility limit for such credit with an applicable percentage based on a calculation of the combination of increased tax revenues and decreased outlays resulting from this Act.
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Official text
Obamacare Marriage Penalty Elimination Act
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] · 6 cosponsors
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John R. Moolenaar (R-MI)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114hr2306.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/hr>
Record fed-us-cong114-hr2306 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114