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HR 2414 106th Congress House

Top Ten Terrible Tax Act of 1999

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate certain particularly unfair tax provisions, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
Taxation AnimalsArts, Culture, ReligionAviation fuelsCapital gains tax
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CommerceComputer-assisted instructionComputers in educationDiesel motorDividendsEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEducational technologyElementary and secondary educationElementary schoolsEnergyEquipment and suppliesEstate taxExcise taxFamilies
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jul 30, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Jul 1, 1999
Introduced in House
Jul 1, 1999
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 1, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5183-5184)
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 Latest action July 30, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Top Ten Terrible Tax Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) to provide for the phaseout and repeal of the estate and gift taxes over a ten year period; (2) repeal the communications services excise tax; (3) make the standard deduction for joint filers twice that of single filers and the tax rate on a single filer's return one-half the rate of a jointly filed return; (4) to provide for the phaseout and repeal of the capital gains taxes over a ten year period; (5) repeal the excise tax on vaccines; (6) repeal the excise tax on sport fishing equipment and revise the excise tax on bows and arrows; (7) repeal the 1993 income tax increase on social security benefits; (8) in general, exclude dividends and interest from gross income; and (9) repeal the 1993 increases in motor fuel taxes. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal the universal service charge.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2414: Top Ten Terrible Tax Act of 1999. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-2414/
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