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HR 5422 115th Congress House Taxation Inflation and prices Transfer and inheritance taxes

Death Tax Repeal Act

Introduced: March 29, 2018 Introduced by: Smith, Jason Republican · Missouri See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 29, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make conforming amendments related to the gift tax.

What's happening now March 29, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 631 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
  • S 205 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
  • HR 1 Related bill An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 1 Republican 2
Jenkins, Evan
· Aug 10, 2018
Barletta, Lou
· May 8, 2018
Ferguson, A.
· May 7, 2018
 R
Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Apr 25, 2018
Rokita, Todd
· Apr 24, 2018
Long, Billy
· Apr 23, 2018
 R
Wagner, Ann
Missouri · Apr 23, 2018
Bishop, Rob
· Apr 17, 2018
Messer, Luke
· Apr 16, 2018
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Mar 29, 2018
Noem, Kristi
· Mar 29, 2018
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5422: Death Tax Repeal Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5422/
MLA
"H.R. 5422: Death Tax Repeal Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5422/.
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H.R. 5422, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-5422/.
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