H.R. 185: Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011
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H.R. 185: Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011
112th Congress · introduced 2011-01-05 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-01-05 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011
Plain summary
Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011 - Makes provisions of the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003 that reduce income tax rates on dividend and capital gain income permanent. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce individual income tax rates for calendar years after 2010. Makes the general terminating date (i.e., December 10, 2010) of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2001 inapplicable to provisions of that Act that reduce individual income tax rates.
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Official text
Permanent Tax Relief Act of 2011
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] · 0 cosponsors
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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] reported raising $1.0 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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- 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)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr185.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr185 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112