July 14, 2000
Senate Approves Elimination of Estate Tax
The Senate approved, 59-39, legislation (H.R. 8) on July 14 to eliminate estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes by 2010. TheView More
Tax Policy
July 14, 2000
House Approves Marriage Tax Penalty Bill
The House approved, 269-159, legislation (H.R. 4810) intended to eliminate the marriage tax penalty on July 12. Forty-eight Democrats votedView More
June 30, 2000
Committee Revisits Marriage Tax Penalty Bill
On June 28, legislation (as-yet-unnumbered) designed to alleviate the marriage tax penalty was approved by the Senate Finance Committee inView More
May 26, 2000
CCWI Outlines Priorities for 106th Congress
On May 17, members of the Congressional Caucus for Women’s Issues (CCWI)—led by Caucus Co-Chairs Sue Kelly (R-NY) and CarolynView More
April 28, 2000
Marriage Tax Penalty Cloture Fails Again
On April 27, the Senate once again failed to invoke cloture on legislation (S. 2346) aimed at alleviating the marriageView More
April 14, 2000
Marriage Tax Penalty Bill Stalls in Senate
On April 13, the Senate defeated two cloture motions to end debate and bring about a vote on a billView More
March 31, 2000
Senate to Consider Marriage Tax Penalty Bill
During the week of April 10—in a run-up to the annual tax filing deadline of April 15—the Senate is expectedView More
March 17, 2000
House Budget Committee Approves FY2001 Budget Resolution
In a party line vote of 23-18, the House Budget Committee on March 15 approved its FY2001 budget resolution. AlthoughView More
March 17, 2000
Committee Considers Child Support Proposal
A bill (H.R. 1488) under which child support payments would be withheld from noncustodial parents’ paychecks by the IRS wasView More
March 10, 2000
House Approves Minimum Wage Hike and Tax-Cut Package
The House on March 9 approved legislation to increase the minimum wage and to provide tax breaks for businesses. ApprovedView More