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H.R. 320

U.S. HouseIn House Committee

Summary

H.R. 320, the Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 9, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 9, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.


Record

Text

H.R. 320 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hr320/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 320 IH: Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025
U.S. House of Representatives
2025-01-09
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Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 320 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 9, 2025 Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rate brackets.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025 .
2.
Elimination of marriage penalty in income tax rate brackets
(a)
In general
Section 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
(k)
Elimination of marriage penalty
In the case of any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2024—
(1)
in lieu of the table which would otherwise apply under subsection (a) or (j)(2)(A) for such taxable year, the table which applies under subsection (c) or (j)(2)(C), respectively, shall apply determined by substituting for each dollar amount contained therein a dollar amount which is twice such dollar amount (as otherwise in effect for such taxable year),
(2)
subsection (c) shall be applied without regard to the phrase who is not a married individual (as defined in section 7703) , and
(3)
subsections (d) and (j)(2)(D) shall not apply.
.
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-09
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in House Jan 9, 2025

hr320/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/09/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 320 alone.

Committees

H.R. 320 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 9, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 320 has taken 2 actions since Jan 9, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 9, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 9, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 320 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 320 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Make Marriage Great Again Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty in the income tax rate brackets. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 320 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Aviation/Airlines/Airports, Budget/Appropriations, Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Defense, Disaster Planning/Emergencies, Education, Health Issues, Housing.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CURE SMAIllinois14

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
CURE SMA14

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MAYNARD FRIESZ114
SARAH BELLISH114

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CURE SMACURE SMA2026 second_quarter$75K2nd Quarter - Report
CURE SMACURE SMA2026 first_quarter$75K1st Quarter - Report
CURE SMACURE SMA2025 fourth_quarter$75K4th Quarter - Report
CURE SMACURE SMA2025 third_quarter$75K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 320 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 320’s is Taxation.

hr320/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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