H.R.8: Estate Tax bill - U.S. Congress

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Estate Tax bill

To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.

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4/13/2005--Passed House, without amendment. (There is 1 other summary)
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 - Declares that the sunset provisions of the Economic Growt... morehide bill summary

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Number	Status	Purpose
H.Amdt69	Fail	An amendment in the nature of a substitute to immediately eliminate the estate tax for most estates; to increase the estate tax exclusion to $3 million, effective January 1, 2004; to partially offset the cost of increasing the exclusion by freezing existing estate tax rates, eliminating the ability to claim valuation discounts by holding property through partnerships, and restoring the prior law phaseout of the benefit of the graduated rates and exclusion; to repeal the carryover basis rules contained in the 2001 tax bill, and in doing so, continue the favorable current law step-up in basis rules that eliminate capital gains taxes on increases in value before death.
S.Amdt.4194	Offered	Amendment information not available.
S.Amdt.4195	Offered	Amendment information not available.

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Introduced		Voted on by House		Voted on by Senate		Considered By President		Bill Becomes Law
February 17, 2005		April 13, 2005		June 08, 2006

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Videos of H.R.8

Title: Senate proceeding 06-07-06 00 0:00:26 to 0:19:26
Speaking: Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] (all videos)
Date: June 07, 2006
Length: 19 minutes

Title: Senate proceeding 06-06-06 2 1:01:01 to 1:02:15
Speaking: Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] (all videos)
Date: June 06, 2006
Length: 1 minute

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