119th Congress · House bill · Last action Jun 26, 2025
H.R. 4157In CommitteeTaxation
Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act
Sponsor: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] (D-VT)86 cosponsorsIntroduced Jun 26, 2025
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In plain English
H.R. 4157, sponsored by Rep. Becca Balint (D-VT), changes federal tax rules to treat all legally married couples identically regardless of the gender of the spouses for tax purposes. The bill modifies tax code provisions that currently apply different rules based on marital status or spouse gender, establishing uniform tax treatment across all legally married couples.
What’s in the bill (2 sections)
- Sec. 2. Rules relating to all legally married couples
- Sec. 3. Rules relating to the gender of spouses, etc
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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HOUSEReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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All 86 cosponsors
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Democrats (86)
Chu, JudyCA-28
Beyer, Donald S.VA-08
Bonamici, SuzanneOR-01
Carbajal, Salud O.CA-24
Carson, AndréIN-07
Casar, GregTX-35
Casten, SeanIL-06
Castor, KathyFL-14
Castro, JoaquinTX-20
Clarke, Yvette D.NY-09
Cleaver, EmanuelMO-05
Crockett, JasmineTX-30
Davids, ShariceKS-03
Davis, Danny K.IL-07
DelBene, Suzan K.WA-01
Ramirez, Delia C.IL-03
Espaillat, AdrianoNY-13
Fletcher, LizzieTX-07
Foushee, Valerie P.NC-04
Frost, MaxwellFL-10
Garcia, RobertCA-42
Gottheimer, JoshNJ-05
Hayes, JahanaCT-05
Hoyle, Val T.OR-04
Jayapal, PramilaWA-07
Johnson, JulieTX-32
Keating, William R.MA-09
Krishnamoorthi, RajaIL-08
Lee, Summer L.PA-12
Lofgren, ZoeCA-18
Lynch, Stephen F.MA-08
Magaziner, SethRI-02
Matsui, Doris O.CA-07
McCollum, BettyMN-04
McGovern, James P.MA-02
McIver, LaMonicaNJ-10
Menendez, RobertNJ-08
Moore, GwenWI-04
Morelle, Joseph D.NY-25
Moulton, SethMA-06
Mullin, KevinCA-15
Pallone, FrankNJ-06
Panetta, JimmyCA-19
Pingree, ChellieME-01
Pocan, MarkWI-02
Raskin, JamieMD-08
Salinas, AndreaOR-06
Jacobs, SaraCA-51
Scanlon, Mary GayPA-05
Scholten, Hillary J.MI-03
Sherman, BradCA-32
Simon, LateefahCA-12
Smith, AdamWA-09
Soto, DarrenFL-09
Stevens, Haley M.MI-11
Takano, MarkCA-39
Thanedar, ShriMI-13
Titus, DinaNV-01
Tlaib, RashidaMI-12
Tokuda, Jill N.HI-02
Tonko, PaulNY-20
Torres, RitchieNY-15
Vargas, JuanCA-52
Garcia, Sylvia R.TX-29
Doggett, LloydTX-37
Williams, NikemaGA-05
Bell, WesleyMO-01
Landsman, GregOH-01
Craig, AngieMN-02
Latimer, GeorgeNY-16
Horsford, StevenNV-04
Goldman, Daniel S.NY-10
Peters, Scott H.CA-50
Wilson, Frederica S.FL-24
Meng, GraceNY-06
Evans, DwightPA-03
Ansari, YassaminAZ-03
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