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Search Results: keywords:"marriage penalty"

H. R. 1757 — To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the supplemental security income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage.
February 27, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:534
H.R. 1757, titled the “Eliminating the Marriage Penalty in SSI Act” or the “EMPSA Act,” seeks to amend the Social Security Act to ensure that adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities do not face a reduction in their Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits due to marriage....
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This bill wants to make sure that people with certain disabilities keep getting money help called SSI, even if they get married. It means their partner's money won't change how much help they get.
S. 73 — To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the supplemental security income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage.
January 13, 2025
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:119
Words:567
S. 73 aims to change the Social Security Act so that adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities do not lose their supplemental security income benefits if they get married. The bill ensures that for these individuals, the benefits will not be reduced based on...
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The bill wants to make sure that if two people with disabilities get married, they won't lose their extra money from the government just because they're married. Right now, getting married could mean getting less money, but this bill tries to stop that from happening.
H. R. 7160 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the limitation on the amount certain married individuals can deduct for State and local taxes.
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January 31, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:313
H. R. 7160 proposes changes to the Internal Revenue Code to address how married couples can deduct state and local taxes from their federal taxes. Specifically, it seeks to increase the deduction limit for married couples filing jointly from $10,000 to $20,000, provided their...
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The bill wants to let married couples who do their taxes together take off more money for state and local taxes, but only if they make less than $500,000 a year and only for a short time. It's like letting them have a bigger cookie for being married, but only if they don't make too much money and only until the end of 2023.
H. R. 7055 — To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the supplemental security income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage.
January 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:552
H. R. 7055, introduced in the 118th Congress, aims to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to ensure that supplemental security income (SSI) benefits for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities are not reduced due to marriage. The bill specifies that eligible individuals...
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This bill makes sure that people with certain disabilities who receive extra money from the government don't get less money just because they get married. It wants to stop the rule that cuts their money when they marry someone.
S. 5568 — To amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide that the supplemental security income benefits of adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities shall not be reduced by reason of marriage.
December 17, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:575
S. 5568 is a bill aimed at changing how marriage affects supplemental security income (SSI) benefits for adults with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The bill proposes that these adults should not have their SSI benefits reduced because they are married. It ensures...
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In simple terms, S. 5568 is a bill that says if a grown-up with special learning or development needs gets married, their helpful money from the government shouldn't go down just because they're married. The money they get will only depend on what they earn or own, not what their husband or wife does.
H. R. 320 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rate brackets.
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January 09, 2025
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:119
Words:345
H. R. 320 aims to change the income tax rate system by eliminating the marriage penalty. This means that for married couples filing jointly, the tax brackets will be adjusted so that they pay taxes as though they were two single individuals, effectively doubling the income...
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H. R. 320 is a bill that wants to make it so when two people get married and pay taxes together, they don't end up paying extra compared to when they were single. It plans to do this by adjusting how much money they can earn before paying higher taxes, starting in 2025.

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