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H.R. 631: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017

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H.R. 631: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-01-24 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2017-01-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. 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.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017

Plain summary

Death Tax Repeal Act of 201 7 This bill 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 the lifetime gift tax exemption. The bill provides for an inflation adjustment to such exemption amount.

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Official text

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Noem, Kristi L. [R-SD-At Large] · 102 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (D-GA), Jason Smith (R-MO), Warren Davidson (R-OH), Adrian Smith (R-NE), J. French Hill (R-AR), Scott DesJarlais (R-TN), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Michael K. Simpson (R-ID), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Trent Kelly (R-MS), Scott Perry (R-PA), Mike Kelly (R-PA), Roger Marshall (R-KS), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Eric A. "Rick" Crawford (R-AR), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tim Walberg (R-MI), David Kustoff (R-TN), Mike Bost (R-IL), Glenn Thompson (R-PA), Don Bacon (R-NE), Andy Barr (R-KY), Austin Scott (R-GA), Pete Sessions (R-TX), Brian J. Mast (R-FL), Rick W. Allen (R-GA), Bruce Westerman (R-AR) and 42 more.

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Bill
A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
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

Record fed-us-cong115-hr631 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115