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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.

H.R. 725Introduced Feb 11, 1999Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Gerald Kleczka D-WI
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Wisconsin in Congress · WI-4 district

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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.