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HR 5259 116th Congress House Taxation Farmland Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Transfer and inheritance taxes

Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019

Introduced: February 26, 2020 Introduced by: Panetta, Jimmy Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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Nov 22, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 22, 2019
Introduced in House
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Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase to $11.4 million (currently, $750,000) the limitation on the special use valuation for farmland or other trades or businesses for estate tax purposes. The increased amount is adjusted for inflation for estates of decedents dying after 2019.

What's happening now November 22, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  • HR 4857 Related bill For the 99.8 Percent Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 2 Republican 2
Mitchell, Paul
· Apr 28, 2020
 R
Gooden, Lance
Texas · Mar 16, 2020
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 9, 2020
Gianforte, Greg
· Feb 26, 2020
Hartzler, Vicky
· Jan 17, 2020
 R
Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Jan 9, 2020
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Dec 18, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Dec 10, 2019
Walorski, Jackie
· Nov 22, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5259: Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5259/
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"H.R. 5259: Preserving Family Farms Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5259/.
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