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HR 1960 111th Congress House Taxation Transfer and inheritance taxes

Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2009

Introduced: April 2, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Apr 2, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 2, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - Makes permanent the provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 (EGTRRA) that repeal the estate and generation skipping transfer taxes and that make reductions in the gift tax.

What's happening now April 2, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 205 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act
  • HR 533 Related bill Opportunity for Family Farms and Small Businesses Act of 2009
  • HR 3463 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Apr 2, 2009
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Apr 2, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1960: Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1960/
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"H.R. 1960: Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1960/.
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H.R. 1960, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-1960/.
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