1999-03-31                     House Journal                      Page 0622
HJR 20                                                                       
The House Special Committee on Economic Development & Tourism                  
has considered:                                                                
                                                                               
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 20                                                 
Urging the Congress to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986                
to eliminate the marriage penalty by providing that income tax rate            
bracket amounts, and the amount of the standard deduction, for                 
joint returns shall be twice the amounts applicable to unmarried               
individuals.                                                                   

1999-03-31                     House Journal                      Page 0623
HJR 20                                                                       
The report was signed by Representative Phillips, Chair, with the              
following individual recommendations:                                          
                                                                               
Do pass (5):  Cissna, Halcro, Phillips, Rokeberg, Dyson                        
                                                                               
No recommendation (1):  Kerttula                                               
                                                                               
The following fiscal note applies:                                             
                                                                               
Zero fiscal note, House Special Committee on Economic Development              
& Tourism, 3/31/99                                                             
                                                                               
HJR 20 was referred to the Finance Committee.