HR 8 108th Congress House

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2003

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

Introduced: June 12, 2003 See on congress.gov

Taxation CongressEstate taxGift taxGovernment Operations and Politics

More subjectsShow fewer subjects

Inheritance taxSunset legislation

Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Jun 20, 2003

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.

Jun 19, 2003

Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.

Jun 19, 2003

Received in the Senate.

Jun 18, 2003

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Jun 18, 2003

On passage Passed by recorded vote: 264 - 163 (Roll no. 288). (text: CR H5492)

Jun 18, 2003

DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 281, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by Mr. Pomeroy.

Jun 18, 2003

DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8.

Jun 18, 2003

Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.

Jun 18, 2003

Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 281. (consideration: CR H5492-5514)

Jun 18, 2003

Rule H. Res. 281 passed House.

Jun 17, 2003

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 281 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.

Jun 12, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jun 12, 2003

Introduced in House

Votes taken on this bill 1

Date	Chamber	What was voted on	Result	Yes–No
Jun 18, 2003	House · vote #288	On Passage	Passed	264–163	See who voted →

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 failed

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
HAMDT 171	–	An amendment in the nature of a substitute to immediately eliminate the estate tax for most estates; increase…	Failed	Jun 18, 2003

Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

Latest action June 20, 2003

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 165.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2003 - Declares that the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to Title V: Estate, Gift, and Generation-skipping Transfer Tax Provisions of such Act. (Makes the repeal of estate and generation-skipping taxes under the Internal Revenue Code, and certain reductions of the gift tax, permanent.)

Related & companion bills 1

Bill text 3 versions

Engrossed in House Formatted Text PDF
Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF
Placed on Calendar Senate Formatted Text PDF

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 44

Aderholt, Robert B.

Alabama · Jun 12, 2003

Bishop, Sanford D.