S 2346 · 106th Congress · Taxation

Marriage Tax Relief Act of 2000

Introduced 2000-04-04· Sponsored by Sen. Roth Jr., William V. [R-DE]· Senate

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate Vote
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House
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Enacted
Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 484.(2000-04-04)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Marriage Tax Relief Act of 2000 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) beginning in 2001, increase the standard deduction for a married couple filing a joint return to twice that of a single individual; (2) phase-in, over a six period, increases in the size of the 15 and 28 percent regular income tax brackets for a married couple filing jointly to twice that of a single individual; (3) beginning in 2001, increase (by $2,500) and provide an inflation adjustment for, phase-out amounts for the earned income credit for a married couple filing jointly; (4) beginning in 2002, permanently extend the provision that permits nonrefundable personal credits to offset both regular and minimum tax liability; and (5) beginning in 2002, repeal the reduction of refundable credits by the alternative minimum tax.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

S. 2346, Marriage Tax Relief Act of 2000

Apr 3, 2000

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on March 30, 2000

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