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HR 902 105th Congress House

Family Heritage Preservation Act

Official title: To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers.

Introduced: March 3, 1997 See on congress.gov
Taxation Estate taxGift taxInheritance tax
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Mar 3, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 3, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 3, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Heritage Preservation Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the estate tax, gift tax, and tax on generation-skipping transfers.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Republican 9
R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Oct 16, 1998
COMBEST, LARRY
· Oct 13, 1998
BALLENGER, CASS
· Oct 1, 1998
GOSS, PORTER
· Apr 28, 1998
Burr, Richard
· Nov 8, 1997
TAUZIN, W.
· May 8, 1997
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· May 6, 1997
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Apr 24, 1997
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Apr 15, 1997
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Apr 9, 1997
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Mar 20, 1997
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 11, 1997
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 3, 1997
COLLINS, MAC
· Mar 3, 1997
CRANE, PHILIP
· Mar 3, 1997
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 3, 1997
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 3, 1997
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 3, 1997
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 3, 1997
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Mar 3, 1997
SMITH, NICK
· Mar 3, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 902: Family Heritage Preservation Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-902/
MLA
"H.R. 902: Family Heritage Preservation Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-902/.
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H.R. 902, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-902/.
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