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S 56 106th Congress Senate

Family Heritage Preservation Act

Official title: A bill 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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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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Jan 19, 1999
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 19, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S467-471)
Jan 19, 1999
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 19, 1999

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 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 2
All 2 Republican 2
R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · May 18, 1999
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 19, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 56: Family Heritage Preservation Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-56/
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"S. 56: Family Heritage Preservation Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-56/.
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S. 56, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-56/.
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