S 215 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019

Introduced Jan 24, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor John Thune R-SD

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 24, 2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 24, 2019
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 24, 2019 to Feb 3, 2020, with 28 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-MSCindy Hyde-SmithOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-COCory GardnerOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-GADavid PerdueOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-IDJames E. RischOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-OKJames M. InhofeOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-WYJohn BarrassoOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-ARJohn BoozmanOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-LAJohn KennedyOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJan 24, 2019
R-IAJoni ErnstOriginalJan 24, 2019
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Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 24, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 3

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 218Death Tax Repeal ActRelated billJan 3, 2019
HR 222Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019Related billJan 3, 2019
HR 521Permanently Repeal the Estate Tax Act of 2019Related billJan 11, 2019

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 24, 2019Introduced in Senate

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