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HR 185 112th Congress House

Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently reduce individual income tax rates.

Introduced: January 5, 2011 Introduced by: Wilson, Joe Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax rates
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action January 5, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Makes provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce income tax rates on dividend and capital gain income permanent.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce individual income tax rates for calendar years after 2010.

Makes the general terminating date (i.e., December 10, 2010) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to provisions of that Act that reduce individual income tax rates.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 185: Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-185/
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"H.R. 185: Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-185/.
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H.R. 185, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-185/.
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