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S 215 116th Congress Senate Taxation Inflation and prices Transfer and inheritance taxes

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019

Introduced: March 26, 2019 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Jan 24, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 24, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019

This bill repeals the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes. It also makes conforming amendments related to the gift tax.

What's happening now January 24, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 218 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act
  • HR 222 Related bill Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019
  • HR 521 Related bill Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 24
All 24 Republican 23
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Scott, Rick
Florida · Dec 11, 2019
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Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Jun 4, 2019
McSally, Martha
· Mar 26, 2019
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Feb 25, 2019
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Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Jan 24, 2019
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 24, 2019
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 24, 2019
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 24, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Jan 24, 2019
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Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Jan 24, 2019
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Jan 24, 2019
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Cruz, Ted
Texas · Jan 24, 2019
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Jan 24, 2019
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Ernst, Joni
Iowa · Jan 24, 2019
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 24, 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jan 24, 2019
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 24, 2019
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Hyde-Smith, Cindy
Mississippi · Jan 24, 2019
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Kennedy, John
Louisiana · Jan 24, 2019
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 24, 2019
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 24, 2019
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 24, 2019
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 24, 2019
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jan 24, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 215: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-215/
MLA
"S. 215: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-215/.
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S. 215, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-215/.
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