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Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-320| House 
| Updated: 1/9/2025
W. Gregory Steube

W. Gregory Steube

Republican Representative

Florida

Ways and Means Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This bill proposes to eliminate the existing "marriage penalty" within federal income tax rate brackets by amending Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The primary goal is to ensure that a married couple's tax liability is not disproportionately higher than that of two single individuals with the same combined income, thereby promoting tax neutrality for married couples. This legislative change aims to simplify the tax structure for married filers. Specifically, the bill mandates that for married individuals, the tax tables typically applied to single filers will be used, but with all dollar amounts, such as bracket thresholds, effectively doubled . This change explicitly removes the restriction preventing married individuals from using the single filer table and renders specific tables for married individuals filing jointly or separately inapplicable. These provisions are designed to ensure that married couples face tax brackets that are precisely twice those of single individuals, and they are set to take effect for all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024 .
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-579
Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-361
Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2604
Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2019
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-579
    Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-361
    Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2604
    Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2019


  • January 9, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Taxation

Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025

USA119th CongressHR-320| House 
| Updated: 1/9/2025
This bill proposes to eliminate the existing "marriage penalty" within federal income tax rate brackets by amending Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The primary goal is to ensure that a married couple's tax liability is not disproportionately higher than that of two single individuals with the same combined income, thereby promoting tax neutrality for married couples. This legislative change aims to simplify the tax structure for married filers. Specifically, the bill mandates that for married individuals, the tax tables typically applied to single filers will be used, but with all dollar amounts, such as bracket thresholds, effectively doubled . This change explicitly removes the restriction preventing married individuals from using the single filer table and renders specific tables for married individuals filing jointly or separately inapplicable. These provisions are designed to ensure that married couples face tax brackets that are precisely twice those of single individuals, and they are set to take effect for all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024 .
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-579
Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2023

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 117-361
Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2021

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-2604
Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2019
Jan 9, 2025
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-579
    Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2023


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 117-361
    Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2021


  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-2604
    Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2019


  • January 9, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • January 9, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
W. Gregory Steube

W. Gregory Steube

Republican Representative

Florida

Ways and Means Committee

Taxation

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted