HR 725 114th Congress House

Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate tax and retain stepped-up basis at death.

Introduced: February 4, 2015 Introduced by: Latta, Robert E. Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov

Taxation Transfer and inheritance taxes

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Feb 4, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Feb 4, 2015

Introduced in House

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2015

Repeals the federal estate tax, effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2014.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Ways and Means Committee
House of Representatives

Cosponsors 2

Gosar, Paul A.

Arizona · Feb 4, 2015

Joyce, David P.

Ohio · Feb 4, 2015

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 725: Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-725/

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