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HR 86 106th Congress House

Family Heritage Preservation Act

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

Introduced: January 19, 1999 See on congress.gov
Taxation Estate taxGift taxInheritance tax
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Jan 6, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 6, 1999

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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 27
All 27 Republican 9
Vitter, David
· Jul 21, 1999
BALLENGER, CASS
· Mar 24, 1999
Isakson, Johnny
· Mar 23, 1999
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Jan 19, 1999
OSE, DOUG
· Jan 19, 1999
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 19, 1999
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jan 6, 1999
Burr, Richard
· Jan 6, 1999
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 6, 1999
COLLINS, MAC
· Jan 6, 1999
COMBEST, LARRY
· Jan 6, 1999
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jan 6, 1999
DeMint, James
· Jan 6, 1999
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Jan 6, 1999
GOSS, PORTER
· Jan 6, 1999
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Jan 6, 1999
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jan 6, 1999
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 6, 1999
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Jan 6, 1999
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 6, 1999
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jan 6, 1999
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 6, 1999
SMITH, NICK
· Jan 6, 1999
TAUZIN, W.
· Jan 6, 1999
 R
Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 6, 1999
Toomey, Patrick
· Jan 6, 1999
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 6, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 86: Family Heritage Preservation Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-86/
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"H.R. 86: Family Heritage Preservation Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-86/.
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H.R. 86, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-86/.
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