House bill · 118th Congress · Did not become law
SALT Marriage Penalty Elimination Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 31, 2024
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 5, 2024 — Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 994 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 7160 and H. Res. 987. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 7160 and H. Res. 987 under a closed rule with one hour of debate on each measure. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 7160.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7160.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LAWLER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 18, January 31, 2024, Page H365):Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution The single subject of this legislation is: TaxesSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 31, 2024 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 103 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7160, 118th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/7160
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 27, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 14, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of May 27, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 7160, last updated May 27, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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
8 cosponsors — 8 Republicans
0 of 8 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.
Anthony D'Esposito (R-NY), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Mike Garcia (R-CA), Andy Harris (R-MD), Thomas Kean (R-NJ), Young Kim (R-CA), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Marcus Molinaro (R-NY).
More from the sponsor
Other 118th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Michael Lawler.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 15, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.