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S 205 115th Congress Senate Taxation Inflation and prices Transfer and inheritance taxes

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017

Introduced: January 24, 2017 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 24, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill also provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount.

What's happening now January 24, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 4
  • HR 5422 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act
  • HR 30 Related bill Farmers Against Crippling Taxes Act
  • HR 198 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
  • HR 631 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 23
All 23 Republican 23
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jul 17, 2018
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Apr 24, 2017
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Apr 4, 2017
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Mar 15, 2017
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 30, 2017
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jan 30, 2017
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 30, 2017
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 24, 2017
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 24, 2017
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 24, 2017
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 24, 2017
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 24, 2017
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 24, 2017
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 24, 2017
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 24, 2017
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 24, 2017
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 24, 2017
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Jan 24, 2017
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 24, 2017
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 24, 2017
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 24, 2017
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Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Jan 24, 2017
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Tillis, Thomas
North Carolina · Jan 24, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 205: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-205/
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"S. 205: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-205/.
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