Bill raises tax deduction for married couples in high-tax states.
H.R. 9626 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the State and local tax deduction marriage penalty. · Filed by Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) · 1 cosponsor · Introduced Jul 9, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill changes federal tax rules for married couples. Married couples filing together can now deduct up to $40,400 in state and local taxes. The bill would raise that to $80,800. Single people would still deduct up to $10,000. Married people filing separately would deduct only $5,000. These changes start after 2026.
Who it affects
Married couples who pay high state and local taxes get a bigger deduction. The benefit goes mostly to higher-income couples. Married people filing separately get a smaller deduction.
One thing to notice
The bill does not say how it would pay for the lost tax money.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.
- Jul 9, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 9, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- filing together — When a married couple files one tax form instead of two separate forms.
- filing separately — When a married couple each file their own tax form instead of one form together.
- deduct — To subtract money from the amount of income the government taxes.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,837 characters) on Jul 25, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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