HR 1301 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Death Tax Repeal Act

Introduced Feb 13, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Randy Feenstra R-IA

Latest action · Feb 13, 2025 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.

IntroducedFeb 13, 2025
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 182

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 13, 2025 to Apr 23, 2026; 174 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-FL	Aaron Bean	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NC	Addison P. McDowell	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TN	Andrew Ogles	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NY	Andrew R. Garbarino	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-GA	Andrew S. Clyde	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-KY	Andy Barr	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AZ	Andy Biggs	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MD	Andy Harris	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MO	Ann Wagner	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IA	Ashley Hinson	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	August Pfluger	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-GA	Austin Scott	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AL	Barry Moore	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-VA	Ben Cline	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Beth Van Duyne	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-UT	Blake D. Moore	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MN	Brad Finstad	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Brandon Gill	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-KY	Brett Guthrie	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Brian Babin	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Brian J. Mast	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AR	Bruce Westerman	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Byron Donalds	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-WV	Carol D. Miller	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-UT	Celeste Maloy	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TN	Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Chip Roy	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NC	Chuck Edwards	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NY	Claudia Tenney	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-LA	Clay Higgins	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Cory Mills	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AL	Dale W. Strong	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Dan Crenshaw	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-WA	Dan Newhouse	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-PA	Daniel Meuser	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IL	Darin LaHood	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CA	David G. Valadao	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	David J. Taylor	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TN	David Kustoff	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	David P. Joyce	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NC	David Rouzer	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-KS	Derek Schmidt	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-WI	Derrick Van Orden	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TN	Diana Harshbarger	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NE	Don Bacon	Original	Feb 13, 2025
D-NC	Donald G. Davis	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-GA	Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AZ	Elijah Crane	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AR	Eric A. "Rick" Crawford	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MO	Eric Burlison	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IN	Erin Houchin	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CO	Gabe Evans	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AL	Gary J. Palmer	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-PA	Glenn Thompson	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NC	Gregory F. Murphy	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-VA	H. Morgan Griffith	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-KY	Harold Rogers	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AR	J. French Hill	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MI	Jack Bergman	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Jake Ellzey	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-KY	James Comer	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IN	James R. Baird	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CO	Jeff Crank	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CO	Jeff Hurd	Original	Feb 13, 2025
D-NJ	Jefferson Van Drew	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Jodey C. Arrington	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	John H. Rutherford	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-VA	John J. McGuire III	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-PA	John Joyce	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TN	John W. Rose	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AZ	Juan Ciscomani	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-LA	Julia Letlow	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-ND	Julie Fedorchak	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Kat Cammack	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Keith Self	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OK	Kevin Hern	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CA	Kevin Kiley	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Lance Gooden	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CO	Lauren Boebert	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-PA	Lloyd Smucker	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IA	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-GA	Marjorie Taylor Greene	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MO	Mark Alford	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IN	Mark B. Messmer	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NV	Mark E. Amodei	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TN	Mark E. Green	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NC	Mark Harris	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IL	Mary E. Miller	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	Max L. Miller	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	Michael A. Rulli	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-WA	Michael Baumgartner	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Michael Cloud	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MS	Michael Guest	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NY	Michael Lawler	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	Michael R. Turner	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MN	Michelle Fischbach	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IL	Mike Bost	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	Mike Carey	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-GA	Mike Collins	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MS	Mike Ezell	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NE	Mike Flood	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Mike Haridopolos	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-PA	Mike Kelly	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AL	Mike Rogers	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Monica De La Cruz	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Morgan Luttrell	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-SC	Nancy Mace	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Nathaniel Moran	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Neal P. Dunn	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NY	Nicholas A. Langworthy	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AK	Nicholas J. Begich III	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NY	Nicole Malliotakis	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Pat Fallon	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AZ	Paul A. Gosar	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MN	Pete Stauber	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-SC	Ralph Norman	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Randy K. Weber, Sr.	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NC	Richard Hudson	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-GA	Richard McCormick	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-GA	Rick W. Allen	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-WV	Riley M. Moore	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	Robert E. Latta	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-PA	Robert P. Bresnahan, Jr.	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Roger Williams	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Ronny Jackson	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IN	Rudy Yakym III	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-ID	Russ Fulcher	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-SC	Russell Fry	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MT	Ryan K. Zinke	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MO	Sam Graves	Original	Feb 13, 2025
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TN	Scott DesJarlais	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-WI	Scott Fitzgerald	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Scott Franklin	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-PA	Scott Perry	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-SC	Sheri Biggs	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OK	Stephanie I. Bice	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-AR	Steve Womack	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-KY	Thomas Massie	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TN	Tim Burchett	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NC	Tim Moore	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MI	Tom Barrett	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MN	Tom Emmer	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CA	Tom McClintock	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Tony Gonzales	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-WI	Tony Wied	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-KS	Tracey Mann	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MS	Trent Kelly	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	Troy Balderson	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-MT	Troy Downing	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Troy E. Nehls	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	Vern Buchanan	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-CA	Vince Fong	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-FL	W. Gregory Steube	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-OH	Warren Davidson	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-IA	Zachary Nunn	Original	Feb 13, 2025
R-TX	Craig A. Goldman		Feb 21, 2025
R-PA	Guy Reschenthaler		Feb 21, 2025
R-IN	Jefferson Shreve		Mar 24, 2025
R-NY	Elise M. Stefanik		Apr 7, 2025
R-NC	Brad Knott		Apr 17, 2025
R-FL	Daniel Webster		Apr 30, 2025
R-MO	Robert F. Onder, Jr.		May 15, 2025
R-TN	Matt Van Epps		Apr 23, 2026

Withdrew 1 Daniel S. Goldman D-NY Feb 27, 2025

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Feb 13, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House
Feb 13, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

[Pages H710-H711] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] By Mr. FEENSTRA: H.R. 1301. Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, clause I (Taxing and Spending Clause)

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 30, February 13, 2025, page H711.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 119-1	EXAMINING THE ECONOMIC CRISIS IN FARM COUNTRY154 pages	Agriculture Committee	Feb 11, 2025

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R48183	The Estate and Gift Tax: An Overview	Report	Jul 14, 2025

Related bills 1

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 587	Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025	Related bill	Feb 13, 2025

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Death Tax Repeal Act

Subjects

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

Taxation

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Feb 13, 2025Introduced in House

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