This resolution urges Congress to eliminate marriage penalties in federal law.
This resolution:
- recognizes the role of marriage in promoting an optimal environment for children and helping to ensure economic mobility and well-being;
- discusses the extent to which federal tax policies and assistance programs create marriage penalties and impact Utah's tax policies and assistance programs as a result; and
- urges Congress to pass legislation eliminating all marriage penalties, both direct and indirect, that are embedded within federal tax policies and assistance programs.