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HR 205 111th Congress House Taxation Transfer and inheritance taxes

Death Tax Repeal Act

Introduced: January 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Jan 6, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

What's happening now January 6, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 533 Related bill Opportunity for Family Farms and Small Businesses Act of 2009
  • HR 1960 Related bill Permanent Death Tax Repeal Act of 2009
  • HR 3463 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2009
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Republican 18
Graves, Tom
· Jun 23, 2010
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Dec 1, 2009
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 2, 2009
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 2, 2009
 R
Smith, Adrian
Nebraska · Apr 30, 2009
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Apr 23, 2009
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Mar 16, 2009
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Feb 3, 2009
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 23, 2009
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Jan 13, 2009
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 13, 2009
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Jan 13, 2009
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 13, 2009
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 6, 2009
 R
McCaul, Michael T.
Texas · Jan 6, 2009
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 6, 2009
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 6, 2009
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jan 6, 2009
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 6, 2009
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 205: Death Tax Repeal Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-205/
MLA
"H.R. 205: Death Tax Repeal Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-205/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 205, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-205/.
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[H.R. 205: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-205/)
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