,i #aaeth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eiac ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #bb1 #bjah ,mr4 ,mac,arthur 7for himself and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means ,a ,,bill ,to amend the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to increase the limitation on the ,state and local tax deduction for married individuals1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,family ,tax ,deduction ,improvement ,act4 #b4 ,increase in limitation on state and local tax deduction for married individuals 7a7 ,in general ,section #afd7;b77#f77;,b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by striking 7#e1jjj in the case of a married individual filing a separate return74 and inserting 7twice such amount in the case of a joint return74 7b7 ,inflation adjustment ,section #afd7;c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#g7 ,inflation adjustment ,in the case of any taxable year beginning after #bjai1 the #aj1jjj amount in paragraph 7#f77;,b7 shall be increased by an amount equal to-- 7,a7 such dollar amount1 multiplied by 7,b7 the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 7#a77;f77#c7 for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins1 determined by substituting calendar year #bjah for calendar year #bjaf in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 thereof4 ,if any increase under this subparagraph is not a multiple of #ajj1 such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of #ajj4 4 7c7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjah4