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  <title>Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Estate tax</title>
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  <updated>2008-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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  <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007:/issue_feed/6211</id>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.6289 Save Family-Owned Farms and Small Businesses Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h6289/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-06-17:/action/161376</id>
    <updated>2008-06-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the maximum reduction in estate tax value for farmland and other special use property, to restore and increase the estate tax deduction for family-owned business interests, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.3049 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the capital gains and dividends rate permanent and to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes.</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s3049/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-05-21:/action/158084</id>
    <updated>2008-05-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the capital gains and dividends rate permanent and to provide estate tax relief and reform, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2856 Optional One Page Flat Tax Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2856/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-04-14:/action/150042</id>
    <updated>2008-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.312 Budget resolution FY2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-hc312/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-03-06:/action/147152</id>
    <updated>2008-03-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.5105 Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h5105/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-22:/action/142255</id>
    <updated>2008-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2547 Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-s2547/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2008-01-22:/action/142485</id>
    <updated>2008-01-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce taxes by providing an alternative determination of income tax liability for individuals, repealing the estate and gift taxes, reducing corporate income tax rates, reducing the maximum tax for individuals on capital gains and dividends to 10 percent, indexing the basis of assets for purposes of determining capital gain or loss, creating tax-free accounts for retirement savings, lifetime savings, and life skills, repealing the adjusted gross income threshold in the medical care deduction for individuals under age 65 who have no employer health coverage, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-28:/action/141695</id>
    <updated>2007-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 28, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4839/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-28:/action/141736</id>
    <updated>2007-12-28T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 28, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-172.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4839/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-26:/action/143518</id>
    <updated>2007-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 26, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Signed by President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-25:/action/141689</id>
    <updated>2007-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 25, 2007: Signed by President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Enacted: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-25:/action/141730</id>
    <updated>2007-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 25, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-166.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4839/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-20:/action/141694</id>
    <updated>2007-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 20, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-19:/action/141677</id>
    <updated>2007-12-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 19, 2007: Presented to President.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4839/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/141240</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h3996/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/141162</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 18, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Sent To President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4839/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-12-18:/action/141246</id>
    <updated>2007-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;December 18, 2007: Cleared for White House.    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4235 Estate Tax Reduction Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4235/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/137014</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the estate tax, to repeal the carryover basis rule, to reduce estate tax rates by 20 percent, to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes to the equivalent of a $3,000,000 exclusion and to provide an inflation adjustment of such amount, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4195 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4195/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/136913</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: H.R.4242 Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/110-h4242/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/137032</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retain the estate tax with an immediate increase in the exemption, to repeal the new carryover basis rules in order to prevent tax increases and the imposition of compliance burdens on many more estates than would benefit from repeal, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Introduced: S.2374 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2007-11-14:/action/137264</id>
    <updated>2007-11-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;    </content>
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