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HR 1264 110th Congress House Taxation Cemeteries and funerals Commerce Funeral industry Income tax Law Tax deductions Trusts and trustees

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts.

Introduced: March 1, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 1, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 1, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the $7,000 limitation on contributions to funeral trusts.
What's happening now March 1, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1743 Related bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 7
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Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jun 12, 2008
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Apr 3, 2008
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 2, 2008
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Apr 1, 2008
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Mar 5, 2008
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Feb 26, 2008
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Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Jun 19, 2007
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Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · May 15, 2007
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 29, 2007
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1264: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1264/
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"H.R. 1264: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the dollar limitation on contributions to funeral trusts.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1264/.
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H.R. 1264, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1264/.
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