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H.R. 4157: Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act

119th Congress · introduced 2025-06-26 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act

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Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119hr4157.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/hr>

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Sponsor: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] · 85 cosponsors

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Judy Chu (D-CA), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Salud O. Carbajal (D-CA), André Carson (D-IN), Greg Casar (D-TX), Sean Casten (D-IL), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Danny K. Davis (D-IL), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Delia C. Ramirez (D-IL), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Valerie P. Foushee (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Robert Garcia (D-CA), Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Val T. Hoyle (D-OR), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Julie Johnson (D-TX), Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-CA), William R. Keating (D-MA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Summer L. Lee (D-PA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Jennifer L. McClellan (D-VA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James P. McGovern (D-MA), LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), Robert Menendez (D-NJ), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Joseph D. Morelle (D-NY), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Kevin Mullin (D-CA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Andrea Salinas (D-OR), Sara Jacobs (D-CA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Hillary J. Scholten (D-MI), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Lateefah Simon (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA) and 25 more.

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Balint, Becca [D-VT-At Large] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong119-hr4157 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills