To repeal the sunset on marriage penalty relief and to make the election to deduct State and local sales taxes permanent.

SA 3635. Mrs. HUTCHISON submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4872, to provide for reconciliation
pursuant to Title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2010 (S. Con. Res. 13); which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle F of title I, add the following:

SEC. 15__. PERMANENT TAX RELIEF PROVISIONS.

(a) Repeal of Sunset on Marriage Penalty Relief.--Title IX
of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of
2001 (relating to sunset of provisions of such Act) shall not
apply to sections 301, 302, and 303(a) of such Act (relating
to marriage penalty relief).
(b) Permanent Extension of Election to Deduct State and
Local Sales Taxes.--Subparagraph (I) of section 164(b)(5) of
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``,
and before January 1, 2010''.
(c) Rescission of Stimulus Funds.--Any amounts appropriated
or made available and remaining unobligated under division A
of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public
Law 111-5; 123 Stat. 115) (other than under title X of such
division A), are hereby rescinded.
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