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HR 2594 109th Congress House Taxation Arts, Culture, Religion Capital gains tax Charitable contributions Copyright Income tax Intellectual property Music Tax deductions Tax rates

Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act

Introduced: May 24, 2005 See on congress.gov
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May 24, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 24, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to define certain self-created musical works or copyrights in musical works as capital assets eligible for capital gains tax treatment.
What's happening now May 24, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · May 24, 2005
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 24, 2005
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · May 24, 2005
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · May 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2594: Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2594/
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"H.R. 2594: Songwriters Capital Gains Tax Equity Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2594/.
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H.R. 2594, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2594/.
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