107th CONGRESS
1st Session

Death Tax Repeal Act
H. R. 246

To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 30, 2001

Mr. THORNBERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

To repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the `Death Tax Repeal Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. REPEAL OF ESTATE AND GIFT TAXES.

(a) IN GENERAL- Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes) is hereby repealed.

(b) EFFECTIVE DATE- The repeal made by subsection (a) shall apply to estates of decedents dying, gifts made, and generation-skipping transfers made after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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