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HR 4168 101th Congress House

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…

Official title: 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 nonrenewab… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: 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: September 18, 1990 See on congress.gov
Taxation Excise taxIncome taxLumber tradeTax deductionsTimber sales
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 1, 1990
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 1990

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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.

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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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