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S4196Referred to Committee

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to return the estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer tax to 2009 levels, and for other purposes.

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Introduced
2
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-03-25
Introduced
0
Cosponsors
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Chris Van Hollen
Chris Van Hollen
Democrat · MD · Senator

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2026-03-25

Bill Summary

This senate bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to return the estate, gift, and generation skipping transfer tax to 2009 levels. It has been referred to committee for review and possible markup.

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