Bill Sponsor
Senate Bill 1940
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Refund Equality Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jun 20, 2019
Overview
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Jun 20, 2019
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Jun 20, 2019
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Bill
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The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
1940
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116
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
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No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Refund Equality Act of 2019

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit legally married same sex couples to amend their tax returns to file as married filing jointly for returns outside of the statute of limitations.
Text (1)
Actions (2)
06/20/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
06/20/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:58 PM