United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 12908 (95th)
Independent Local Newspaper Act
Introduced
31 May 1978
Last action
31 May 1978 · Introduced
Status
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2], Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8], Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
2 September 2025
Summary
Independent Local Newspaper Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to promote the survival of independent newspapers by providing for the establishment of tax exempt trusts for paying estate taxes on such papers, and by postponing the payment of estate taxes on such papers.
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Timeline
31 May 1978
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
31 May 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
31 May 1978
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
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Documents
1 official file
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 31 May 1978
Sponsors
- Rep. Udall, Morris K. [D-AZ-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kostmayer, Peter H. [D-PA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Spellman, Gladys Noon [D-MD-5] · D · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → Independent Local Newspaper Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/95th-congress/house-bill/12908
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/95/hr/12908
- us · 95-hr-12908 · source updated 2 September 2025