116 HR 222 IH: Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 U.S. House of Representatives 2019-01-03 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

I116th CONGRESS1st SessionH. R. 222IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESJanuary 3, 2019Mr. Thornberry (for himself and Mr. Newhouse) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and MeansA BILLTo repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019.

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Subtitle B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to estate, gift, and generation-skipping taxes) is hereby repealed.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