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HR 173 114th Congress House

Death Tax Repeal Act

Official title: To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.

Introduced: January 7, 2015 See on congress.gov
Taxation Transfer and inheritance taxes
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Jan 6, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 2015
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 6, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Act

Repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 42
All 42 Republican 30
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Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Mar 18, 2015
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Graves, Sam
Missouri · Mar 16, 2015
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Babin, Brian
Texas · Feb 13, 2015
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Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Feb 13, 2015
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 11, 2015
Poliquin, Bruce
· Feb 2, 2015
 R
Rouzer, David
North Carolina · Jan 27, 2015
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Newhouse, Dan
Washington · Jan 26, 2015
Sanford, Mark
· Jan 26, 2015
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Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 26, 2015
 R
Allen, Rick W.
Georgia · Jan 21, 2015
Ratcliffe, John
· Jan 20, 2015
Blum, Rod
· Jan 14, 2015
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 12, 2015
 R
Westerman, Bruce
Arkansas · Jan 12, 2015
 R
Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jan 9, 2015
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 9, 2015
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Jan 9, 2015
 R
Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Jan 9, 2015
 R
Schweikert, David
Arizona · Jan 9, 2015
 R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Jan 9, 2015
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jan 8, 2015
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jan 8, 2015
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jan 8, 2015
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jan 7, 2015
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 7, 2015
 R
Issa, Darrell
California · Jan 7, 2015
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 6, 2015
Conaway, K.
· Jan 6, 2015
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 6, 2015
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jan 6, 2015
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jan 6, 2015
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 6, 2015
Granger, Kay
· Jan 6, 2015
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 6, 2015
Lance, Leonard
· Jan 6, 2015
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jan 6, 2015
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 6, 2015
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jan 6, 2015
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 6, 2015
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 6, 2015
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jan 6, 2015
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 173: Death Tax Repeal Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-173/
MLA
"H.R. 173: Death Tax Repeal Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-173/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 173, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-173/.
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[H.R. 173: Death Tax Repeal Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-173/)
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