House Bill 5652
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jan 17, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
5652
Congress
116
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act
This bill reduces the rate for the tax on estates, gifts, and generation-skipping transfers to 20%. (Under current law, the highest rate is 40%.)
The bill also exempts the budgetary effects of the tax reduction from the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rules established by the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 and the FY2018 congressional budget resolution.
January 17, 2020
01/17/2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
01/17/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 9, 2022 12:55:50 AM