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HR 4168 101th Congress House Taxation Excise tax Income tax Lumber trade Tax deductions Timber sales

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for expenses in connection with the cutting of old-growth redwood timber which is a nonrenewable resource and to impose an excise tax…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for expenses in connection with the cutting of old-growth redwood timber which is a nonrenewable resource and to impose an excise tax on the cutting of such timber.

Introduced: March 1, 1990 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 1, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny an income tax deduction for expenses in connection with: (1) the cutting of old-growth redwood timber; or (2) the transportation of such timber in its unprocessed state.

Imposes an excise tax on the cutting of any old-growth redwood timber, to be paid by the holder of the economic interest in the timber.

What's happening now March 1, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Sep 18, 1990
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 18, 1990
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4168: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for expenses in connection with the cutting of old-growth redwood timber which is a nonrenewable resource and to impose an excise tax on the cutting of such timber.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4168/
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"H.R. 4168: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for expenses in connection with the cutting of old-growth redwood timber which is a nonrenewable resource and to impose an excise tax on the cutting of such timber.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4168/.
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H.R. 4168, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4168/.
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[H.R. 4168: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for expenses in connection with the cutting of old-growth redwood timber which is a nonrenewable resource and to impose an excise tax on the cutting of such timber.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-4168/)
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