HR 6959 · 97th Congress · Taxation

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to exclude from the Federal estate tax 50 percent of the value of farmland having no significant degradation of agricultural productivity in each of the 5 years ending before the date of the decedent's death.

Introduced 1982-08-10· Sponsored by Rep. Evans, Cooper [R-IA-3]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1982-08-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from estate taxation 50 percent of the value of farmland which has had no significant degradation of agricultural productivity for the five years preceding the decedent's death.…

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