II 111th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 74 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 6, 2009 Mrs. Hutchison (for herself, Mr. Vitter, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Cornyn, and Mr. Ensign) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To provide permanent tax relief from the marriage penalty.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Permanent Marriage Penalty Relief Act of 2009.

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Repeal of sunset on marriage penalty relief

Title IX of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (relating to sunset of provisions of such Act) shall not apply to— (1)sections 301, 302, and 303 of such Act (relating to marriage penalty relief), and (2)sections 101(b) and 101(c) of the Working Families Tax Relief Act of 2004 (relating to marriage penalty relief in the standard deduction and 15-percent income tax bracket, respectively).