HR 218 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Death Tax Repeal Act

Introduced Jan 3, 2019 Originated House Sponsor Jason Smith R-MO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 3, 2019 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 3, 2019
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Death Tax Repeal Act

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

Cosponsors 128

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 3, 2019 to Feb 12, 2020, with 37 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-NEAdrian SmithOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-KYAndy BarrOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-AZAndy BiggsOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-GAAustin ScottOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-MOBilly LongOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-OHBob GibbsOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-KYBrett GuthrieOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-ARBruce WestermanOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-WACathy McMorris RodgersOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-NYChris CollinsOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-LAClay HigginsOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-ILDarin LaHoodOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-TNDavid P. RoeOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-NEDon BaconOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-AKDon YoungOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-AREric A. "Rick" CrawfordOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-FLGus M. BilirakisOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-ARJ. French HillOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-INJim BanksOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-COKen BuckOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-WYLiz CheneyOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-ALMartha RobyOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-ILMike BostOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-MIPaul MitchellOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-LARalph Lee AbrahamOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-UTRob BishopOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-KSRon EstesOriginalJan 3, 2019
D-GASanford D. Bishop, Jr.OriginalJan 3, 2019
R-TNScott DesJarlaisOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-PAScott PerryOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-IASteve KingOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-ARSteve WomackOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-NCTed BuddOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-FLTed S. YohoOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-NCVirginia FoxxOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-OHWarren DavidsonOriginalJan 3, 2019
R-GARick W. AllenJan 9, 2019
R-KYJames ComerJan 16, 2019
R-KSSteve WatkinsJan 16, 2019
R-GAEarl L. "Buddy" CarterJan 28, 2019
R-PAJohn JoyceJan 28, 2019
R-KSRoger MarshallJan 30, 2019
R-CAKen CalvertFeb 11, 2019
R-AZDebbie LeskoFeb 26, 2019
R-AZPaul A. GosarFeb 26, 2019
R-VABen ClineMar 7, 2019
D-TXHenry CuellarMar 7, 2019
R-VARobert J. WittmanMar 7, 2019
R-ILAdam KinzingerMar 13, 2019
R-TNDavid KustoffMar 13, 2019
R-CADoug LaMalfaMar 13, 2019
R-GAJody B. HiceMar 13, 2019
R-TXLance GoodenMar 13, 2019
R-GATom GravesMar 13, 2019
R-OHBill JohnsonMar 27, 2019
R-MOBlaine LuetkemeyerMar 27, 2019
R-FLBrian J. MastMar 27, 2019
R-ALGary J. PalmerMar 27, 2019
R-PAGuy ReschenthalerMar 27, 2019
R-INLarry BucshonMar 27, 2019
R-TNMark E. GreenMar 27, 2019
R-FLMatt GaetzMar 27, 2019
R-TXMichael CloudMar 27, 2019
R-ALMike RogersMar 27, 2019
R-NYPeter T. KingMar 27, 2019
R-MOAnn WagnerApr 4, 2019
R-INJackie WalorskiApr 4, 2019
R-TXJodey C. ArringtonApr 4, 2019
R-NYJohn KatkoApr 4, 2019
R-TXJohn RatcliffeApr 4, 2019
R-ILJohn ShimkusApr 4, 2019
R-OHMichael R. TurnerApr 4, 2019
R-PAMike KellyApr 4, 2019
R-MNTom EmmerApr 4, 2019
R-MSTrent KellyApr 4, 2019
R-OHJim JordanApr 10, 2019
R-CAPaul CookApr 10, 2019
R-NYTom ReedApr 10, 2019
R-WISean P. DuffyApr 29, 2019
R-TNTim BurchettApr 29, 2019
R-MITim WalbergApr 29, 2019
R-MNJim HagedornMay 7, 2019
R-CADevin NunesMay 20, 2019
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMay 20, 2019
R-SCJoe WilsonMay 20, 2019
R-PALloyd SmuckerMay 20, 2019
R-NCMark WalkerMay 20, 2019
R-MNPete StauberMay 20, 2019
R-ILRodney DavisMay 20, 2019
R-OHSteve StiversMay 20, 2019
R-OHTroy BaldersonMay 20, 2019
R-GAA. Drew Ferguson IVJun 3, 2019
R-TXRon WrightJun 3, 2019
R-TNJohn W. RoseJun 10, 2019
R-IDMichael K. SimpsonJun 10, 2019
R-IDRuss FulcherJun 10, 2019
R-WVCarol D. MillerJun 13, 2019
R-VADenver RigglemanJun 13, 2019
R-UTJohn R. CurtisJun 13, 2019
R-SCRalph NormanJun 13, 2019
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJun 13, 2019
R-MTGreg GianforteJun 24, 2019
R-NDKelly ArmstrongJun 24, 2019
R-MSMichael GuestJun 24, 2019
R-OHRobert E. LattaJun 24, 2019
R-TXVan TaylorJun 24, 2019
R-WADan NewhouseJul 9, 2019
R-OKKevin HernJul 9, 2019
R-MOSam GravesJul 9, 2019
R-MOVicky HartzlerJul 9, 2019
R-TXMichael T. McCaulJul 17, 2019
R-TXWill HurdJul 17, 2019
R-TXDan CrenshawJul 30, 2019
R-INJames R. BairdJul 30, 2019
R-WIBryan SteilSep 18, 2019
R-WAJaime Herrera BeutlerOct 4, 2019
R-TXChip RoyOct 30, 2019
R-NJJefferson Van DrewNov 20, 2019
R-UTChris StewartDec 3, 2019
R-TXRoger WilliamsDec 3, 2019
R-PAFred KellerDec 5, 2019
R-INGreg PenceDec 6, 2019
R-NCDavid RouzerDec 9, 2019
R-NCGregory F. MurphyDec 9, 2019
R-MIBill HuizengaDec 12, 2019
R-LAMike JohnsonFeb 12, 2020
R-FLRoss SpanoFeb 12, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House
  2. Jan 3, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 215Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019Related billJan 24, 2019
HR 222Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019Related billJan 3, 2019

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

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Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 3, 2019Introduced in House

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