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HR 57 108th Congress House

Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003

Official title: To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.

Introduced: February 5, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 2003
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 Latest action January 7, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003 - Amends title IX (Compliance with Congressional Budget Act) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (P.L. 107-16) to repeal the sunset provisions applicable to title V (Estate, Gift, and Generation-Skipping Transfer Taxes) of such Act. (Makes estate tax repeal permanent.)

States that such amendments shall take effect as if included in section 901 of such Act.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Democratic 2 Republican 15
D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 5, 2003
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 22, 2003
LAMPSON, NICK
· May 22, 2003
OSE, DOUG
· May 22, 2003
COLLINS, MAC
· May 15, 2003
SANDLIN, MAX
· May 15, 2003
Burr, Richard
· Apr 29, 2003
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Apr 11, 2003
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Apr 11, 2003
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 11, 2003
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Mar 11, 2003
Vitter, David
· Mar 11, 2003
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 4, 2003
Burns, Max
· Mar 4, 2003
TAUZIN, W.
· Feb 26, 2003
FLETCHER, ERNEST
· Feb 11, 2003
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 11, 2003
Isakson, Johnny
· Feb 5, 2003
Janklow, William
· Feb 5, 2003
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 5, 2003
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jan 28, 2003
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 28, 2003
GOSS, PORTER
· Jan 28, 2003
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 28, 2003
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 28, 2003
LUCAS, KEN
· Jan 28, 2003
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Jan 28, 2003
SCHROCK, EDWARD
· Jan 28, 2003
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 28, 2003
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 8, 2003
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Jan 7, 2003
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 7, 2003
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jan 7, 2003
DeMint, James
· Jan 7, 2003
DREIER, DAVID
· Jan 7, 2003
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Jan 7, 2003
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jan 7, 2003
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 7, 2003
Toomey, Patrick
· Jan 7, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 7, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 7, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 57: Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-57/
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"H.R. 57: Death Tax Permanency Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-57/.
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H.R. 57, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-57/.
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