H.R. 6358: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-09-29 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-09-29 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations.

Plain summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish, on a permanent basis, a zero percent tax rate for the net capital gains of individuals and corporations for purposes of the regular and alternative minimum tax. Eliminates the terminating date in the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 (i.e., December 31, 2008) for provisions that reduce the capital gains tax rate for individuals.

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Official text

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a zero percent capital gains rate for individuals and corporations.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] · 0 cosponsors

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Words on this page, explained (1)

Capital gains: The profit from selling something you own, such as stock or real estate, for more than you paid. A capital gains tax is a tax on that profit.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr6358.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>

Record fed-us-cong111-hr6358 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111