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Death Tax Repeal - HR 1259, adopted in RSC Jobs Plan
by Palmer Schoening - No CommentsPosted on November 2nd, 2011 1:24 pm
Today, The Republican Study Committee (RSC) released their "Jobs through Growth Act" which includes permanent death tax repeal, modeled after Congressman Brady's "Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011" as a main pillar for job creation. Congressman Brady's "Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011" has been AFBI's main focus in the House of Representatives. An extensive campaign by AFBI to promote HR 1259 has helped the bill gain widespread support; the bill currently has 188 bipartisan cosponsors. According to the National Tax Payers Union, only 20 other bills of the 3500+ currently offered have 150 or more cosponsors - putting death tax repeal in the top .5%. The enthusiastic support from both sides of the isle has encouraged the 177 member Republican Study Committee to adopt the legislative language of HR 1259 for their "Growth through Jobs Act" which AFBI has officially endorsed. We will continue to keep you updated on both the "Jobs through Growth Act" and the "Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011" as they make their way through Congress.
Tags: death tax, estate tax, republican study committee, rsc
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Have you told the 112th Congress to Repeal the Death Tax?
- AFBI Highlights the Introduction of Senator Thune's Death Tax Repeal Bill
Thu, Mar 29, 2012 - AFBI Announces 2012 Recipients of the 1st Annual Champion of American Family Businesses Awards
Tue, Mar 27, 2012 - 7 Illinois Candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives Sign AFBI's Death Tax Repeal Pledge
Mon, Mar 19, 2012
- A Score of the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Actby Stephen J. Entin, April 2011
- The Cost of Compromise: Impact of the 2011-2012 Estate Tax by Anthony Davies, December 2010
- Life Insurance Cash Cow: An Issue Brief on the Hidden Side of Estate Tax Lobbying by Tim Carney & Dick Patten, November 30, 2010
- Growth Consequences of Estate Tax Reform, by Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin and Cameron Smith, American Family Business Foundation, September, 2010
The Death Tax fight will soon be decided in the halls of Congress by your representatives. AFBI is leading the fight for repeal in Washington, but we cannot do it alone.