{"id":26533,"date":"2019-07-25T10:30:43","date_gmt":"2019-07-25T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=26533"},"modified":"2019-07-25T10:30:51","modified_gmt":"2019-07-25T14:30:51","slug":"house-approves-pride-act-to-give-gay-couples-refund-on-back-taxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2019\/07\/house-approves-pride-act-to-give-gay-couples-refund-on-back-taxes\/","title":{"rendered":"House approves PRIDE Act to give gay couples refund on back taxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Taxes72519-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26535\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Taxes72519-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Taxes72519-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Taxes72519-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/Taxes72519.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The U.S. House approved \u2014 with zero opposition \u2014 legislation that would allow same-sex couples to obtain an estimated $67 million in tax refunds if they married before the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act in 2013.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The legislation, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonblade.com\/2019\/07\/24\/house-approves-pride-act-to-give-gay-couples-refunds-on-back-taxes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"known as the PRIDE Act (opens in a new tab)\">known as the PRIDE Act<\/a>, or the Promoting Respect for Individuals\u2019 Dignity and Equality Act, was introduced by Reps. 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This legislation directly tackles financial inequality created by parts of our tax code head on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The PRIDE Act would remove gendered language \u2014 like husband and wife \u2014 from the U.S. tax code. 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