On the Amendment S.Amdt. 3840: Harkin
Amendment No. 3840; To protect and provide resources for the Social Security System, to amend title II of the Social Security Act to eliminate the "motherhood penalty", increase the widow's and widower's benefit and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the unified credit exemption and the qualified family-owned business interest deduction, and for other purposes.
Result: Rejected (42-54, 4 members not voting, 1/2 threshold)
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