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SENATE 2014117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Refund Equality Act of 2021

Last Action
6/10/2021

Actions

  • 2021-06-10Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • 2021-06-10Introduced in Senate

CRS Summary

As of 2021-06-10 (00)

Refund Equality Act of  2021

This bill permits legally married same sex couples to amend their tax returns to file as married filing jointly for returns outside of the statute of limitations.

Cosponsors (20)

  • Charles Schumer (D-NY)
  • Maria Cantwell (D-WA)
  • Thomas Carper (D-DE)
  • Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
  • Mazie Hirono (D-HI)
  • Tina Smith (D-MN)
  • Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)
  • Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)
  • Jeff Merkley (D-OR)
  • Christopher Murphy (D-CT)
  • Edward Markey (D-MA)
  • Bernard Sanders (I-VT)
  • Cory Booker (D-NJ)
  • Richard Durbin (D-IL)
  • Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)
  • John Reed (D-RI)
  • Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI)
  • Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV)
  • Dianne Feinstein (D-CA)
  • Robert Menendez (D-NJ)

Subjects

  • Marriage and family status
  • Sex, gender, sexual orientation discrimination
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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