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116TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
H. R. 222
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JANUARY 3, 2019
Mr. THORNBERRY (for himself and Mr. NEWHOUSE) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Death Tax Repeal Act
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of 2019’’.
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SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of the Internal Rev-
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enue Code of 1986 (relating to estate, gift, and genera-
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tion-skipping taxes) is hereby repealed.
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(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The repeal made by sub-
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section (a) shall apply to estates of decedents dying, gifts
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