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HR 8 109th Congress House

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005

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

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
Taxation CongressEstate taxGift taxInheritance taxSunset legislation
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 Everywhere this bill has been 24 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 8, 2006
Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 164. (consideration: CR S5628)
Jun 8, 2006
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5610-5629)
Jun 7, 2006
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S5534-5554, S5591)
Jun 6, 2006
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR H5509-5510)
Jun 6, 2006
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate.
Jun 6, 2006
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate. (consideration: CR S5509-5510; text: CR S5509-5510)
Sep 7, 2005
Returned to the Calendar. Calendar No. 84.
Sep 6, 2005
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed withdrawn by unanimous consent in Senate.
Jul 29, 2005
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed presented in Senate.
Jul 29, 2005
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure withdrawn in Senate. (consideration: CR S9558)
Jul 29, 2005
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S9558)
Apr 20, 2005
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
Apr 19, 2005
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 14, 2005
Received in the Senate.
Apr 13, 2005
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 13, 2005
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 272 - 162 (Roll no. 102). (text: CR H1921)
Apr 13, 2005
DEBATE - Pursuant to H. Res. 202, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the Pomeroy amendment in the nature of a substitute.
Apr 13, 2005
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 8.
Apr 13, 2005
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.
Apr 13, 2005
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 202. (consideration: CR H1921-1943)
Apr 13, 2005
Rule H. Res. 202 passed House.
Apr 12, 2005
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 202 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.
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 1
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Apr 13, 2005 House · vote #102 On Passage Passed 272–162 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 3

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 2 pending / other

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 69 – An amendment in the nature of a substitute to immediately eliminate the estate tax for most estates; to incre… Failed Apr 13, 2005
SAMDT 4,195 – – Pending –
SAMDT 4,194 – – Pending –
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 Latest action June 8, 2006

Cloture on the motion to proceed not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 164. (consideration: CR S5628)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 - Declares that the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, which terminate its application to estates of decedents dying, gifts made, or generation skipping transfers, after December 31, 2010, shall not in fact apply to title V of such Act, which repeals estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. (Thus makes the repeal of such taxes permanent.)

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 64 Related bill Family Heritage Preservation Act
  • HR 183 Related bill To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
  • S 420 Identical bill Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
  • HRES 202 Procedurally related Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8) to make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 47
All 47 Democratic 2 Republican 21
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Issa, Darrell
California · Apr 13, 2005
Barrett, J.
· Apr 12, 2005
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 12, 2005
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Apr 12, 2005
INGLIS, BOB
· Apr 12, 2005
SHADEGG, JOHN
· Apr 12, 2005
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Apr 6, 2005
HASTINGS, DOC
· Apr 6, 2005
BROWN, HENRY
· Mar 14, 2005
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Mar 14, 2005
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Mar 14, 2005
LINDER, JOHN
· Mar 14, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Mar 10, 2005
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 8, 2005
Brown-Waite, Ginny
· Mar 8, 2005
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 8, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Mar 3, 2005
BOEHNER, JOHN
· Mar 3, 2005
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Mar 3, 2005
PUTNAM, ADAM
· Mar 3, 2005
RADANOVICH, GEORGE
· Mar 3, 2005
Mack, Connie
· Mar 2, 2005
Rodgers, Cathy
· Mar 2, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Feb 17, 2005
CANTOR, ERIC
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 17, 2005
DREIER, DAVID
· Feb 17, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Feb 17, 2005
EHLERS, VERNON
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Feb 17, 2005
HOEKSTRA, PETER
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Feb 17, 2005
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Feb 17, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· Feb 17, 2005
Sullivan, John
· Feb 17, 2005
THORNBERRY, WILLIAM
· Feb 17, 2005
TIAHRT, TODD
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-8/
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"H.R. 8: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-8/.
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H.R. 8, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-8/.
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