,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #effi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #cj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,van ,drew 7for himself1 ,ms4 
,hageman1 and ,mr4 ,gosar7 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 expand the   
surviving spouse filing status to       
individuals whose spouses have died     
within the last five taxable years4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,protect ,american ,widows ,act of 
#bjbe or the ,,paw ,act of #bjbe4  #b4  
,surviving spouse definition expanded   
7a7 ,in general ,section #b7;a77#a77;,a7
 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of     
#aihf is amended by striking two taxable
 years and inserting five taxable years4
  7b7 ,effective date ,the amendments   
made by this section shall apply to     
returns filed for taxable years         
beginning after ,december #ca1 #bjbd4