II
111th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 74
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
January 6, 2009
Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To provide permanent tax relief from the marriage penalty.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act
of 2009
.
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 of such Act (relating to marriage penalty relief), and
sections 101(b) and 101(c) of the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 (relating to marriage penalty relief in the standard deduction and 15-percent income tax bracket, respectively).