S2178-119

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that all provisions shall apply to legally married same-sex couples in the same manner as other married couples.

119th Congress Introduced Jun 26, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a tax deduction, appropriation, loan guarantee provision: 2 and creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Rules relating to the gender of spouses, etc The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his spouse each place. It relies on tax deductions, appropriations, and loan guarantees. The main policy areas are Environment.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a tax deduction, appropriation, loan guarantee provision: 2.
  • Creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Rules relating to the gender of spouses, etc The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his spouse each place...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a tax deduction, appropriation, loan guarantee provision: 2 and creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Rules relating to the gender of spouses, etc The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his spouse each place.

Key Policy Areas

Environment

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a tax deduction, appropriation, loan guarantee provision: 2 and creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 3. Rules relating to the gender of spouses, etc The following provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each amended by striking his spouse each place.

Policy Domains

Environment

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jun 26, 2025

Mr. Wyden (for himself, Ms. Collins, Ms. Warren, Mr. Reed, …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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