HR 1105 106th Congress House Taxation Commerce Estate tax Families Family enterprises Tax exclusion Tax exemption

Family Business Preservation Act of 1999

Introduced: March 11, 1999 Introduced by: Thompson, Mike Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Mar 11, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Mar 11, 1999

Introduced in House

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Family Business Preservation Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from estate taxes the adjusted value of a qualified family owned business.

What's happening now March 11, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1105: Family Business Preservation Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1105/

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"H.R. 1105: Family Business Preservation Act of 1999." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1105/.

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H.R. 1105, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1105/.

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