To permit legally married same-sex couples to amend their filing status for income tax returns outside the statute of limitations, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the House on July 24, 2019 but was never passed by the Senate.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
4 Cosponsors (4 Democrats)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Rep. Chu Ranked 9th Most Active Member of 116th Congress”
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Rep. Judy Chu [D-CA28]
(Sponsor)
on Aug 22, 2019
“Levin Bill to Affirm LGBTQ Couples in Federal Tax Code Passes Committee”
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Rep. Andy Levin [D-MI9, 2019-2022]
(Co-sponsor)
on Jun 21, 2019
“My Votes – Week of July 22”
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Rep. Cathy Anne McMorris Rodgers [R-WA5]
on Jul 26, 2019
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What stakeholders are saying
History
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Jun 18, 2019
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Introduced
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Jun 20, 2019
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Ordered Reported
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Jul 18, 2019
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Reported by House Committee on Ways and Means
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Jul 24, 2019
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
H.R. 3299 (116th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
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This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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