Senate Dems Float LGBTQ Tax Rights Bill

Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, along with the Senate Democratic Caucus, has introduced legislation providing equal dignity for all legal marriages in the tax code. 

The Equal Dignity for Married Taxpayers Act, S. 1715, removes gender-specific references to marriage in the tax code.

“For two years LGBTQ Americans have been able to enjoy the same marriage rights afforded to all Americans, yet they continue to face unjust discrimination in many aspects of life,” said Wyden, D-Ore. “Love is love and it’s high time Congress updated our tax code to reflect that.”