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HR 809 109th Congress House Taxation Capital gains tax Congress Dividends Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Sunset legislation Tax rates

To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.

Introduced: February 15, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 15, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 15, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 to make the reductions in capital gains rates permanent.

What's happening now February 15, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Republican 12
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Calvert, Ken
California · Nov 14, 2005
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Carter, John R.
Texas · May 26, 2005
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · May 12, 2005
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · May 3, 2005
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 13, 2005
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Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Apr 13, 2005
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Mar 15, 2005
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 10, 2005
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Mar 8, 2005
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Mar 1, 2005
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Feb 17, 2005
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McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Feb 15, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 809: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-809/
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"H.R. 809: To make permanent the individual income tax rates for capital gains and dividends.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-809/.
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H.R. 809, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-809/.
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