House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the standard deduction.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedFeb 11, 1999
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- Passed Senate—
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Latest action: Feb 11, 1999 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
15 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 14 Democrats
0 of 15 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Lois Capps (D-CA), Sam Farr (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), John Lewis (D-GA), Matthew Martinez (R-CA), Robert Matsui (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Michael McNulty (D-NY), George Miller (D-CA), Richard Neal (D-MA), Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), David Price (D-NC), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Gerald Kleczka.
- H.R. 1525 (106th) Independent Contractor Clarification Act of 1999
- H.R. 1622 (106th) Dog and Cat Protection Act of 1999
- H.R. 1215 (106th) Veterans American Dream Homeownership Assistance Act of 1999
- H.R. 958 (106th) To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to restore the nonapplicability of private contracts for the provision of Medicare benefits.
- H.R. 165 (106th) Prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of school buses that do not have seat belts.
- H.R. 1450 (106th) Personal Information Privacy Act of 1999
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.