HR 2488 · 106th Congress · Taxation
Financial Freedom Act of 1999
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.(1999-10-19)
Recorded Votes
PassedSenate · 1999-08-05
Roll #261 ↗Yea 50Nay 49
PassedSenate · 1999-08-05
Roll #261 ↗Yea 50Nay 49
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Financial Freedom Act of 1999 - Title I: Broad-Based Tax Relief - Subtitle A: 10-Percent Reduction in Individual Income Tax Rates - Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to provide for the phase-in of a ten percent individual income tax rate. Subtitle B: Marriage Penalty Tax Relief - Phases-in a standard deduction on a joint (married) return equal to twice the deduction of a single (not married) return. (Sec. 112) Makes the modified adjusted gross income limitation applicable in determining the deduction for interest on educational loans on a joint return double the limit of a single return. (Sec. 113) Raises from $100,000 (currently applicable to any filing status) to $160,000 (in the case of a joint return) the adjusted gross income limit applicable to rollovers from regular IRAs to Roth IRAs. Subtitle C: Repeal of Alternative Minimum Tax on Individuals - Phases-in a repeal of the alternative minimum tax for individuals. Title II: Relief from Taxation on Savings and Investments - Excludes from gross income a limited amount of dividends and interest otherwise includible in gross income. (Sec. 202) Reduces the individual capital gains tax rate. (Sec. 203) Applies the capital gains…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 2488, Financial Freedom Act of 1999
Jul 20, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Mean on July 14, 1999
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 2488, Taxpayer Refund Act of 1999
Aug 24, 1999Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as cleared by Congress on August 5, 1999
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office