A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors
Changes S. 1383 — Veterans Accessibility Advisory Committee Act of 2025
Not adopted
This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Pending Consideration
- Failed
What this amendment would do
The amendment proposed by Mr. Wyden aims to update the language used in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Its purpose is to change gender-specific terms to gender-neutral language.
Key Changes:
- Marriage Terminology: It replaces phrases such as "husband and wife" with "married couple" or "spouses" across numerous sections of the tax code.
- Gender-Neutral Pronouns: It removes gender-specific pronouns and possessives (such as "himself," "his," and "he") and replaces them with neutral terms like "self," "the individual's," "the taxpayer's," or "the employee's."
- Legal Clarifications: It updates specific rules regarding joint returns, gifts to third parties, and community income to ensure they apply to all legally married couples.
- 3/18/2026
- Senate amendment submitted
This bill has no cosponsors