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HR 6439 112th Congress House

Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exception to the imposition of the additional estate tax for severance of standing timber harvested consistent with a forest management plan.

Introduced: September 19, 2012 See on congress.gov
Taxation Accounting and auditingForests, forestry, treesInflation and pricesTransfer and inheritance taxes
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Sep 19, 2012
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 19, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) provide an exemption from the additional estate tax for the disposition or severance of standing timber on a qualified woodland for timber that is harvested consistent with a written forest management plan or under professional guidance, and (2) increase from $750,000 to $5 million the limitation on the reduction in the fair market value of real property used for farming or in another trade or business for estate tax purposes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Nov 15, 2012
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Oct 19, 2012
JONES, WALTER
· Oct 5, 2012
Palazzo, Steven
· Oct 5, 2012
WALDEN, GREG
· Sep 28, 2012
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Sep 25, 2012
Owens, William
· Sep 25, 2012
Alexander, Rodney
· Sep 21, 2012
Boustany, Charles
· Sep 21, 2012
MCINTYRE, MIKE
· Sep 21, 2012
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Sep 21, 2012
Schrader, Kurt
· Sep 21, 2012
Reichert, David
· Sep 20, 2012
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 19, 2012
Bonner, Jo
· Sep 19, 2012
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Sep 19, 2012
HERGER, WALLY
· Sep 19, 2012
Kissell, Larry
· Sep 19, 2012
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Sep 19, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6439: Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6439/
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"H.R. 6439: Keep the Forest in the Family Estate Tax Act of 2012." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6439/.
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