H.R. 3178 · 117th Congress · House

Estate Tax Rate Reduction Act

Active· 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 t…
Introduced
May 13, 21
Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Sent to President
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Signed into Law
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Executive 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.

Action Timeline

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  1. MAY 13, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  2. MAY 13, 2021•IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  3. MAY 13, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

  4. MAY 13, 2021•IntroReferral

    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.

Committees

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Budget Committee

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Referred: May 13, 2021

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Ways and Means Committee

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Referred: May 13, 2021

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