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H.R. 521 116th Congress House

Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019

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

Introduced: January 11, 2019 Introduced by: Robert E. Latta Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Taxation Transfer and inheritance taxes
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Jan 11, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 11, 2019
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 Latest action January 11, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019

This bill repeals the federal estate tax, effective for estates of decedents dying after December 31, 2018.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 215 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Republican 3
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jan 11, 2019
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DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Jan 11, 2019
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Gosar, Paul A.
Arizona · Jan 11, 2019
Hice, Jody
· Jan 11, 2019
King, Steve
· Jan 11, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 521: Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-521/
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"H.R. 521: Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-521/.
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H.R. 521, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-521/.
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