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HR 16 112th Congress House Taxation Transfer and inheritance taxes

Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012

Introduced: July 30, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Jul 30, 2012
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 30, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012 - Extends through 2013 provisions of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 pertaining to estates, gifts, and generation-skipping transfers.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a basic estate tax exclusion amount of $3.5 million, and (2) establish a maximum 45% estate tax rate.

Exempts the budgetary effects of this Act from the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.

What's happening now July 30, 2012

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Related & companion bills 1
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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 7
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Jul 31, 2012
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Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Jul 30, 2012
CROWLEY, JOSEPH
· Jul 30, 2012
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 30, 2012
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jul 30, 2012
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jul 30, 2012
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 30, 2012
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 30, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 16: Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-16/
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"H.R. 16: Sensible Estate Tax Relief Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-16/.
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H.R. 16, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-16/.
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