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HR 6415 111th Congress House

Tax Relief Certainty Act

Official title: To permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax relief provisions, and to permanently repeal the estate tax, and to provide permanent AMT relief, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 2, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Adoption and foster careCapital gains taxEmployee benefits and pensionsIncome tax credits
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 17, 2010
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 Latest action November 17, 2010

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Relief Certainty Act - Eliminates the terminating date of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, thus making the provisions of such Act permanent. Terminates after December 31, 2011, provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act increasing tax benefits for adoption.

Eliminates the terminating date of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 applicable to provisions reducing tax rates on dividends and capital gains.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) phase-in between 2010 through 2020 increases in the exemption amount for the alternative minimum tax (AMT); and (2) make permanent offsets against the AMT for certain nonrefundable tax credits.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3975 Identical bill Tax Relief Certainty Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Republican 5
Mack, Connie
· Dec 17, 2010
Graves, Tom
· Dec 8, 2010
 R
Latta, Robert E.
Ohio · Dec 8, 2010
Chaffetz, Jason
· Dec 2, 2010
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · Dec 2, 2010
 R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Dec 2, 2010
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Dec 1, 2010
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Dec 1, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6415: Tax Relief Certainty Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6415/
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