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S 420 109th Congress Senate Taxation Congress Estate tax Gift tax Inheritance tax Sunset legislation

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Feb 17, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 17, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1633-1634)
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 - Provides that the sunset provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (i.e., December 31, 2010) shall not apply to the repeal of the Federal estate tax and generation-skipping transfer tax (thus making such repeal permanent).

What's happening now February 17, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 64 Related bill Family Heritage Preservation Act
  • HR 183 Related bill To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
  • HR 8 Identical bill Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 3
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 28, 2005
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 3, 2005
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 420: Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-420/
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