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HR 1328 111th Congress House

Farmland Preservation and Land Conservation Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an unlimited exclusion from transfer taxes for certain farmland and land of conservation value, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation FarmlandLand transfersLand use and conservationTax administration and collection, taxpayersTransfer and inheritance taxes
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It never became law before the 111th Congress (2009–2010) 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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Mar 5, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action March 5, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Farmland Preservation and Land Conservation Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an estate and gift tax exclusion for real property located in the United States which at the time of a decedent's death was being used as a farm for farming purposes or exclusively for conservation purposes. Imposes: (1) an additional estate or gift tax with respect to such property if an heir or donee disposes of or uses such property for other than farming or conservation purposes; and (2) a federal tax lien on such property until liability for estate or gift tax with respect to such property has been satisfied or has become unenforceable.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1328: Farmland Preservation and Land Conservation Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1328/
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"H.R. 1328: Farmland Preservation and Land Conservation Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1328/.
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H.R. 1328, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1328/.
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