,i #aahth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #fhj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,january #ca1 #bjbc,ms4 ,sherrill 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,lawler1 ,ms4 ,norton1 and ,mr4 ,levin7 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 deduction for ,state and local taxes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,tax ,relief for ,middle ,class ,families ,act of #bjbc4 #b4 ,increase in limitation on deduction for ,state and local taxes 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 #ajj1jjj 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