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H.R. 3541 (105th)

Surviving Spouse Fairness Act of 1998

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Introduced

24 March 1998

Last action

24 March 1998 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Strickland, Ted [D-OH-6], Rep. Riggs, Frank [R-CA-1], Rep. Evans, Lane [D-IL-17], Rep. Kim, Jay [R-CA-41], Rep. Wexler, Robert [D-FL-19], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Kelly, Sue W. [R-NY-19], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Northup, Anne M. [R-KY-3], Rep. Matsui, Robert T. [D-CA-5], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4], Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23], Rep. Cooksey, John [R-LA-5], Rep. Snyder, Vic [D-AR-2], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9], Rep. Foley, Mark [R-FL-16], Rep. Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5], Rep. Gibbons, Jim [R-NV-2], Rep. Hutchinson, Asa [R-AR-3], Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Rep. Hall, Tony P. [D-OH-3], Rep. Canady, Charles T. [R-FL-12], Rep. Pryce, Deborah [R-OH-15], Rep. Johnson, Jay W. [D-WI-8], Rep. Calvert, Ken [R-CA-41], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. Hill, Rick [R-MT-At Large], Rep. Morella, Constance A. [R-MD-8], Rep. Bryant, Ed [R-TN-7], Rep. Bilirakis, Michael [R-FL-9], Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29], Rep. Neumann, Mark W. [R-WI-1], Rep. Emerson, Jo Ann [R-MO-8], Rep. Andrews, Robert E. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Boyd, Allen [D-FL-2], Rep. Chenoweth-Hage, Helen [R-ID-1], Rep. Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15], Rep. Harman, Jane [D-CA-36], Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [R-TX-4], Rep. Rothman, Steven R. [D-NJ-9], Rep. Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R-FL-21], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Berman, Howard L. [D-CA-28]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

21 August 2025

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Summary

Surviving Spouse Fairness Act of 1998 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide a $500,000 exclusion of gain on certain sales of a principal residence by a surviving spouse.

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Timeline

  1. 24 March 1998

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  2. 24 March 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 March 1998

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

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