Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Gift tax

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.

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.2856 Optional One Page Flat Tax Act

2008-04-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers a flat tax alternative to the current income tax system.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5105 Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: S.2547 Fair and Simple Tax Act of 2008

2008-01-23T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2007-12-29T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

December 29, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2007-12-29T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

December 29, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-172.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2007-12-27T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

December 27, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-26T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 26, 2007: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-26T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 26, 2007: Became Public Law No: 110-166.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2007-12-21T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

December 21, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-20T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 20, 2007: Presented to President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.4839 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.3996 Temporary Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend certain expiring provisions, and for other purposes.

December 19, 2007: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4195 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.2374 Tax Technical Corrections Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4242 Certain and Immediate Estate Tax Relief Act of 2007

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

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.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4172 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000.

2007-11-14T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 to restore the estate tax and repeal the carryover basis rule and to increase the estate tax unified credit to an exclusion equivalent of $3,500,000.

Bill Introduced: S.2345 American Infrastructure Investment and Improvement Act of 2007

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

An original bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and to extend the financing for the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4159 Simplified USA Tax Act of 2007

2007-11-13T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restructure and replace the income tax system of the United States to meet national priorities, and for other purposes.