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HR 3050 111th Congress House

American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the limitations on the amount excluded from the gross estate with respect to land subject to a qualified conservation easement.

Introduced: October 6, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Agricultural conservation and pollutionFarmlandLand use and conservationTransfer 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1597)
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2009
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 26, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1597)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $5 million the limitation on the estate tax exclusion for land subject to a qualified conservation easement and to increase the percentage of the value of such land that is excludable.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3640 Related bill American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act of 2010
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1
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Thompson, Mike
California · Oct 6, 2009
Perriello, Thomas
· Jul 7, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3050: American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3050/
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"H.R. 3050: American Family Farm and Ranchland Protection Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3050/.
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H.R. 3050, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-3050/.
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