S. 587: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

119th Congress · introduced 2025-02-13 · Taxation · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text: CR S977-978)

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Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

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Death Tax Repeal Act of 2025

Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s587.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

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Sponsor: Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · 46 cosponsors

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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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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-119s587.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/119/s>

Record fed-us-cong119-s587 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong119 · updated 2026-11-03 by psicol fed-bills