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HR 198 115th Congress House Taxation Transfer and inheritance taxes

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017

Introduced: January 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017

This bill repeals the federal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes.

What's happening now January 3, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 2078 Related bill Jump Start America Act of 2017
  • HR 631 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
  • HR 30 Related bill Farmers Against Crippling Taxes Act
  • S 205 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 36
All 36 Republican 23
Hensarling, Jeb
· Feb 16, 2017
 R
Smucker, Lloyd
Pennsylvania · Feb 15, 2017
Granger, Kay
· Feb 7, 2017
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Jan 30, 2017
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Jan 23, 2017
 R
Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Jan 13, 2017
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 13, 2017
 R
Carter, John R.
Texas · Jan 13, 2017
Collins, Doug
· Jan 13, 2017
Garrett, Thomas
· Jan 13, 2017
 R
Hill, J. French
Arkansas · Jan 13, 2017
 R
Johnson, Mike
Louisiana · Jan 13, 2017
 R
Jordan, Jim
Ohio · Jan 13, 2017
Knight, Stephen
· Jan 13, 2017
Ratcliffe, John
· Jan 13, 2017
 R
Wittman, Robert J.
Virginia · Jan 13, 2017
Abraham, Ralph
· Jan 3, 2017
 R
Aderholt, Robert B.
Alabama · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jan 3, 2017
Bridenstine, Jim
· Jan 3, 2017
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Crawford, Eric A. "Rick"
Arkansas · Jan 3, 2017
CULBERSON, JOHN
· Jan 3, 2017
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Graves, Sam
Missouri · Jan 3, 2017
Harper, Gregg
· Jan 3, 2017
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Massie, Thomas
Kentucky · Jan 3, 2017
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 3, 2017
SMITH, LAMAR
· Jan 3, 2017
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Williams, Roger
Texas · Jan 3, 2017
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jan 3, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 198: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-198/
MLA
"H.R. 198: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-198/.
Bluebook (legal)
H.R. 198, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-198/.
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[H.R. 198: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017](https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-198/)
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