,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #ab1        
#bjbc,mr4 ,lawler 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,d',esposito1 and ,ms4 ,sherrill7       
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    
eliminate the marriage penalty in the   
limitation on the amount individuals can
 deduct for certain ,state and local    
taxes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,,salt ,marriage        
,penalty ,elimination ,act4  #b4        
,elimination of marriage penalty in     
limitation on deduction for certain     
,state and local taxes of individuals   
7a7 ,in general ,section                
#afd7;b77#f77;,b7 of the ,internal      
,revenue ,code of #aihf is amended by   
striking #aj1jjj 7#e1jjj in the case of 
a married individual filing a separate  
return7 and inserting #aj1jjj 7twice    
such amount in the case of a joint      

return74  7b7 ,effective date ,the      
amendments made by this section shall   
apply to taxable years beginning after  
,december #ca1 #bjbb4