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HR 3883 109th Congress House Taxation Capital gains tax Commerce Corporation taxes Income tax Lumber trade Public Lands and Natural Resources Tax deductions Timber sales

Timber Tax Act of 2005

Introduced: January 31, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Sep 22, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 22, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Timber Tax Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction (available to taxpayers whether or not they itemize deductions) for up to 60% of gains from certain sales or exchanges of timber.

What's happening now September 22, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 5638 Related bill Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act of 2006
  • HR 5970 Related bill Estate Tax and Extension of Tax Relief Act of 2006
  • S 1791 Identical bill Timber Tax Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 56
All 56 Democratic 6 Republican 18
R
Issa, Darrell
California · Sep 21, 2006
LINDER, JOHN
· Jun 29, 2006
BOYD, ALLEN
· Jun 13, 2006
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · May 16, 2006
BARTON, JOE
· May 15, 2006
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · May 2, 2006
Shuster, Bill
· Apr 25, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Apr 6, 2006
Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie
· Mar 30, 2006
Davis, Geoff
· Mar 28, 2006
Sullivan, John
· Mar 16, 2006
SPRATT, JOHN
· Mar 13, 2006
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 28, 2006
Miller, Brad
· Feb 28, 2006
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 14, 2006
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 14, 2006
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Feb 14, 2006
GALLEGLY, ELTON
· Jan 31, 2006
GORDON, BART
· Jan 31, 2006
INSLEE, JAY
· Jan 31, 2006
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Dec 15, 2005
Ryan, Paul
· Dec 13, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Dec 13, 2005
WAMP, ZACH
· Dec 13, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Dec 8, 2005
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Dec 8, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Dec 7, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Dec 6, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Nov 18, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Nov 15, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 10, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Nov 10, 2005
REHBERG, DENNY
· Nov 10, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Nov 10, 2005
WU, DAVID
· Nov 10, 2005
Melancon, Charlie
· Nov 7, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Nov 1, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Oct 28, 2005
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Oct 28, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Oct 26, 2005
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Oct 26, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Oct 26, 2005
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Oct 25, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Oct 25, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Oct 25, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Oct 25, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Oct 25, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Oct 7, 2005
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 7, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Oct 3, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3883: Timber Tax Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3883/
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"H.R. 3883: Timber Tax Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3883/.
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H.R. 3883, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3883/.
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