United States · Bill · S
S. 2242 (112th)
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012
Introduced
28 March 2012
Last action
28 March 2012 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Thune, John [R-SD], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT], Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ], Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND], Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL], Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS], Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX], Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL], Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA], Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK], Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE], Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC], Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2012 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) repeal the estate and generation-skipping transfer taxes, and (2) make permanent the maximum 35% gift tax rate and a $5 million lifetime gift tax exemption.
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Timeline
28 March 2012
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
28 March 2012
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 28 March 2012 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Thune, John [R-SD] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cochran, Thad [R-MS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Toomey, Patrick [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Ayotte, Kelly [R-NH] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. DeMint, Jim [R-SC] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Coats, Daniel [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Shelby, Richard C. [R-AL] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2011
- related to → Jobs Through Growth Act
- related to ← Permanent Tax Relief Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/2242
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/s/2242
- us · 112-s-2242 · source updated 5 December 2025