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S 7 109th Congress Senate

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to increase American jobs and economic growth by making permanent the individual income tax rate reductions, the reduction in the capital gains and divi… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to increase American jobs and economic growth by making permanent the individual income tax rate reductions, the reduction in the capital gains and dividend tax rates, and the repeal of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

Introduced: May 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 24, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 24, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action January 24, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2005 - Makes permanent: (1) reductions in individual income tax rates enacted by the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA); (2) reductions in individual capital gains and dividends tax rates enacted by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003; and (3) the repeal of the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes and reductions of the gift tax enacted by EGTRAA.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 2
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jul 29, 2005
Burr, Richard
· May 17, 2005
Vitter, David
· Mar 7, 2005
DeMint, James
· Jan 24, 2005
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 24, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 7: Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-7/
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"S. 7: Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-7/.
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S. 7, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-7/.
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