S. 1183: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013
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S. 1183: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013
113th Congress · introduced 2013-06-19 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2013-06-19 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013
Plain summary
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption. Provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount.
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Official text
Death Tax Repeal Act of 2013
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · 38 cosponsors
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Mitch McConnell (R-KY), John Cornyn (R-TX), John Barrasso (R-WY), John Boozman (R-AR), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), James E. Risch (R-ID), Mike Lee (R-UT), Tim Scott (R-SC), Rand Paul (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Ron Johnson (R-WI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Ted Cruz (R-TX)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] reported raising $4.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
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Words on this page, explained (2)
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
- Inheritance tax
- A tax on property a person receives from someone who has died, paid by the person who inherits it. Compare estate tax.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s1183.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s1183 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113