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S. 3420 112th Congress Senate

Permanent Tax Relief Act

Official title: A bill to permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, and to repeal the estate and generation-skipp… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts, to provide for permanent alternative minimum tax relief, and to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 23, 2012 Introduced by: Mike Lee Republican · Utah See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsIncome tax ratesInflation and pricesInterest, dividends, interest ratesTransfer and inheritance taxes
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Jul 24, 2012
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.
Jul 23, 2012
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Jul 23, 2012
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 24, 2012

Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 472.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanent Tax Relief Act - Makes permanent: (1) the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001, and (2) provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce tax rates on dividend and capital gain income.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make permanent: (1) the increased alternative minimum tax (AMT) exemption amount for individual taxpayers, and (2) the offset against the AMT for certain nonrefundable personal tax credits.

Repeals the estate tax and the tax on generation-skipping transfers.  Reduces the maximum gift tax rate to 35%. Allows a lifetime gift tax exemption of $5 million.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 6663 Identical bill To permanently extend the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts.
  • HR 1259 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011
  • S 2242 Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jul 23, 2012
DeMint, James
· Jul 23, 2012
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jul 23, 2012
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jul 23, 2012
Vitter, David
· Jul 23, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3420: Permanent Tax Relief Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3420/
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"S. 3420: Permanent Tax Relief Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3420/.
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S. 3420, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-3420/.
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