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HR 4170 106th Congress House Taxation Capital gains tax Coins and coinage Finance and Financial Sector Gold Income tax Personal income tax Platinum Public Lands and Natural Resources Silver Tax rates

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals.

Introduced: April 4, 2000 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 4, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends Internal Revenue Code maximum capital gains rate provisions to eliminate the exception for gold, silver, and platinum coins.
What's happening now April 4, 2000

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 23, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4170: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4170/
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"H.R. 4170: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4170/.
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H.R. 4170, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4170/.
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[H.R. 4170: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat gold, silver, and platinum, in either coin or bar form, in the same manner as stocks and bonds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4170/)
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