,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #cbgj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,may #aa1 #bjbc,mrs4 ,steel 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,nebraska1 ,mr4 ,kustoff1 ,ms4 ,van ,duyne1 ,mr4 ,wenstrup1 ,mr4 ,ferguson1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,feenstra1 and ,mrs4 ,miller of ,west ,virginia7 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 permanently increase the standard deduction4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,permanent ,tax ,cuts for ,american ,families ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,increase in standard deduction made permanent 7a7 ,in general ,section #fc7;c77#b7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended-- 7#a7 by striking #d1djj in subparagraph 7,b7 and inserting #ah1jjj1 and 7#b7 by striking #c1jjj in subparagraph 7,c7 and inserting #ab1jjj4 7b7 ,inflation adjustment ,section #fc7;c77#d7 of such ,code is amended to read as follows3 7#d7 ,adjustments for inflation 7,a7 ,in general ,each dollar amount in paragraph 7#b77;,b71 7#b77;,c71 or 7#e7 or subsection 7f7 shall be increased by an amount equal to-- 7i7 such dollar amount1 multiplied by 7ii7 the cost-of-living adjustment determined under section #a7;f77#c7 for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins1 determined by substituting for #bjaf in subparagraph 7,a77ii7 thereof-- 7,i7 in the case of the dollar amounts contained in paragraph 7#b77;,b7 or 7#b77;,c71 #bjag1 7,,ii7 in the case of the dollar amounts contained in paragraph 7#e77;,a7 or subsection 7f71 #aihg1 and 7,,iii7 in the case of the dollar amount contained in paragraph 7#e77;,b71 #aiig4 7,b7 ,rounding ,if any increase under this clause is not a multiple of #ej1 such increase shall be rounded to the next lowest multiple of #ej4 4 7c7 ,conforming amendment ,section #fc7;c7 of such ,code is amended by striking paragraph 7#g74 7d7 ,effective date ,the amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this ,act4