H.R. 3815: PRIDE Act of 2021
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H.R. 3815: PRIDE Act of 2021
117th Congress · introduced 2021-06-11 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2021-06-11 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
PRIDE Act of 2021
Plain summary
Promoting Respect for Individuals' Dignity and Equality Act of 2021 or the PRIDE Act of 2021 This bill requires the equal treatment of same sex married couples for tax purposes. It permits such couples to amend their filing status to married filing jointly for tax returns outside of the statute of limitations and modifies tax rules relating to married couples to include same sex couples.
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Sponsor: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] · 16 cosponsors
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Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Peter Welch (D-VT)
Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] reported raising $1.4 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-117hr3815.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>
Record fed-us-cong117-hr3815 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117