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HR 147 113th Congress House Taxation Transfer and inheritance taxes

Death Tax Repeal Act

Introduced: April 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Act - Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

What's happening now January 3, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 483 Related bill Farmers Against Crippling Taxes Act
  • HR 1040 Related bill Flat Tax Act
  • HR 2373 Related bill Jumpstarting Our Business Sector Act of 2013
  • HR 177 Identical bill Death Tax Repeal Act
  • S 1402 Identical bill Death Tax Repeal Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 41
All 41 Republican 12
R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jul 22, 2014
Bishop, Rob
· Feb 21, 2014
Coffman, Mike
· Feb 5, 2014
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Dec 23, 2013
 R
Daines, Steve
Montana · Apr 26, 2013
Shuster, Bill
· Apr 16, 2013
ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA
· Apr 10, 2013
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Mar 19, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Mar 19, 2013
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Mar 12, 2013
MATHESON, JIM
· Mar 12, 2013
Yoho, Ted
· Feb 25, 2013
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Feb 13, 2013
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Feb 8, 2013
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 8, 2013
Hultgren, Randy
· Feb 8, 2013
Miller, Jeff
· Feb 8, 2013
WHITFIELD, EDWARD
· Feb 8, 2013
BACHUS, SPENCER
· Jan 3, 2013
BARTON, JOE
· Jan 3, 2013
Broun, Paul
· Jan 3, 2013
Conaway, K.
· Jan 3, 2013
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jan 3, 2013
DUNCAN, JOHN
· Jan 3, 2013
Franks, Trent
· Jan 3, 2013
Graves, Tom
· Jan 3, 2013
HALL, RALPH
· Jan 3, 2013
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 3, 2013
JONES, WALTER
· Jan 3, 2013
Olson, Pete
· Jan 3, 2013
Roe, David
· Jan 3, 2013
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 3, 2013
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 3, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· Jan 3, 2013
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jan 3, 2013
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 3, 2013
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jan 3, 2013
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 3, 2013
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 3, 2013
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jan 3, 2013
Yoder, Kevin
· Jan 3, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 147: Death Tax Repeal Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-147/
MLA
"H.R. 147: Death Tax Repeal Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-147/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 147, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-147/.
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[H.R. 147: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-147/)
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