Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 45
- Latest action
- Jun 26, 2025
What it does
The Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act of 2025 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to ensure that all tax provisions apply equally to legally married same-sex couples as they do to opposite-sex married couples. It replaces gender-specific language such as "husband and wife" with neutral terms like "married couple" or "spouses" across numerous sections of the tax code, including those governing joint returns, gifts, community income, and estate treatment. The bill affects all legally married couples by updating definitions and rules to eliminate distinctions based on gender, thereby ensuring consistent tax treatment regardless of the spouses' sex.
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Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
- Ron Wyden
- Adam Schiff
- Alejandro Padilla
- Amy Klobuchar
- Andy Kim
- Angela Alsobrooks
- Angus King
- Ben Luján
- Bernard Sanders
- Brian Schatz
- Catherine Cortez Masto
- Charles Schumer
- Chris Van Hollen
- Christopher Coons
- Christopher Murphy
- Cory Booker
- Edward Markey
- Elissa Slotkin
- Elizabeth Warren
- Gary Peters
- Jacky Rosen
- Jeanne Shaheen
- Jeff Merkley
- John Fetterman
- John Hickenlooper
- John Reed
- Jon Ossoff
- Kirsten Gillibrand
- Lisa Blunt Rochester
- Maria Cantwell
- Mark Kelly
- Mark Warner
- Martin Heinrich
- Mazie Hirono
- Michael Bennet
- Patty Murray
- Peter Welch
- Richard Blumenthal
- Richard Durbin
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Susan Collins
- Tammy Baldwin
- Tammy Duckworth
- Timothy Kaine
- Tina Smith
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While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.