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The flat cap is replaced by an applicable limitation amount

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 70120, Sec. 70120. Written by .

The flat cap is replaced by an applicable limitation amount

The document says “is amended”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 70120 in the PDF
What the document says

“by striking "$10,000 ($5,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return)" and inserting "the applicable limitation amount (half the applicable limitation amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return)".”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 70120

The section strikes the figures $10,000 and $5,000 from section 164(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and inserts a reference to the applicable limitation amount, or half of it for a married individual filing separately. It also strikes the words and before January 1, 2026.

What the document actually says

“by striking "$10,000 ($5,000 in the case of a married individual filing a separate return)" and inserting "the applicable limitation amount (half the applicable limitation amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return)".”

To provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Sec. 70120
That sentence, in plain words

A flat dollar cap is taken out. A named figure is put in its place. A married person filing alone gets half of it.

What this is about

The new figure is set out later in the section. Words setting an end date are also struck. So the cap carries on with no end year.

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  1. The document itself

    Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, Public Law 119-21, sec. 70120, 139 Stat. 169 (2025).
    https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ21/html/PLAW-119publ21.htm

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    “The flat cap is replaced by an applicable limitation amount,” Provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14, section 70120, Sec. 70120. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/pl-119-21/proposal/sec70120-new-cap/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).

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