Taxes

Marriage Penalty (106th Congress: 1999-2000)
  • Overview of Marriage Penalty Conference Report - (Senate Finance Committee)
  • Comparison of conference report versus Senate bill - Senate Finance Committee (78KB PDF)
  • Estimated revenue impact of legislation - Senate Finance Committee (90KB PDF)
  • Comparison of Democratic and Republican Proposals (Senate Finance Committee - Democratic Staff)
  • Background on GOP bill - (Democratic Policy Committee)
  • Background on marriage penalty - (Congressional Research Service)
  • Rules governing floor consideration
  • Text of GOP bill
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    Estate Tax (106th Congress: 1999-2000)
  • Senator Lautenberg's Statement Opposing GOP Bill
  • Summary of Republican Legislation - (Democratic Policy Committee)
  • Text of House-passed Legislation
  • Overview of Democratic Alternative - (Democratic Policy Committee)
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    Other Tax Issues (106th Congress: 1999-2000)
  • Tax Issues in the 106th Congress - Congressional Research Service (PDF)
  • Renewable energy: tax, budget, and electricity restructuring issues - Congressional Research Service (PDF)
  • Telephone excise tax - Congressional Research Service (PDF)
  • Retirement Plans with Individual Accounts: federal rules and limits - Congressional Research Service (PDF)
  • The Earned Income Tax Credit: current issues and benefit amounts - CRS (PDF)
  • Internet Tax Legislation: Distinguishing Issues - CRS (PDF)
  • Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs): Issues, Proposed Expansion, and RSAs - CRS (PDF)
  • Social Security: Taxation of Benefits - CRS (PDF)