# 119-s-2129: SAFE Tax Filing Act of 2025

119-s-2129, SAFE Tax Filing Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-06-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2129
- Congress: 119
- Title: SAFE Tax Filing Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-18
- Sponsor: Sen. Fetterman, John [D-PA] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-25

## Summary

**Lets survivors elect to be treated as not married for tax purposes.** This bill would let certain people living apart from an abusive or abandoned spouse elect to be treated as not married for a taxable year, potentially enabling unmarried or head of household filing if they meet the eligibility rules and follow return instructions. - Families and survivors: Survivors who lived apart at year-end and who experienced domestic abuse or spousal abandonment could elect not to be treated as married for that tax year. The bill defines domestic abuse to include physical, psychological, sexual, emotional, or economic abuse and defines abandonment as being unable to locate a spouse after reasonable diligence; the election applies only to the filer and does not change the spouse's filing status. - Tax preparers: Return preparers would face new due diligence duties to determine and document a client's eligibility to make this election under the Internal Revenue Code.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] (R-TX), 2025-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV] (D-NV), 2025-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Ernst, Joni [R-IA] (R-IA), 2025-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Marshall, Roger [R-KS] (R-KS), 2026-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax filing help for abuse survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, this bill would let some people who live apart from their spouse and who are survivors of domestic abuse or spousal abandonment choose to be treated as unmarried for that tax year. To use the option, you must have lived apart on the last day of the year, meet the bill's definitions of a…

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- 119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act
- 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas.
- 119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewellyn Kyl, former Senator for the State of Arizona.

## Sources
- [119-s-2129 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2129)

## Related
- [119-s-1071: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1071)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-1816: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1816)
- [119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1547)
- [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913)
- [119-sres-897: A resolution honoring the life, service, and legacy of the Honorable Jon Llewel…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-897)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2129 (as of 2026-06-25).