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
Tax Policy
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
February 11, 2000
Marriage Tax Penalty Relief Approved by House
The House on February 10 approved, 268-148, legislation (H.R. 6) designed to alleviate the marriage tax penalty (see The Source,View More
February 4, 2000
Bankruptcy Reform Bill Approved by Senate
A major bankruptcy overhaul bill (H.R. 833) was approved, 83-14, by the Senate on February 2 (see The Source, 1/28/00).View More
February 4, 2000
House May Consider Marriage Tax Penalty Bill
On February 10, the House is likely to take up legislation (H.R. 6) designed to alleviate the marriage tax penalty.View More
January 28, 2000
Republican Response to State of the Union Address
Sens. Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bill Frist (R-TN) delivered the Republican response to President Clinton’s State of the Union address,View More