Eliminate welfare marriage penalties

Mike Lee’s proposed Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act would eliminate reductions in combined welfare benefits that can occur when a couple marries. He argues that these penalties discourage marriage and that marriage can improve the economic outlook of adults and children.

Context: This was a proposed bill; the passage does not specify which programs or benefit calculations would change.

In their own words

The Welfare Reform and Upward Mobility Act would seek to eliminate the marriage penalty

The source

A Critical First Step

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Retrieved: 11/12/2026