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S. 519 (97th)

Family Enterprise Protection Act of 1981

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Introduced

20 February 1981

Last action

24 February 1981 · Committee

Status

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department.

Sponsors

Sen. Melcher, John [D-MT]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

29 August 2025

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Summary

Family Enterprise Protection Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the unified credit against the estate and gift tax from $47,000 to $155,800. Provides for a phase-in amount of such credit in 1981 of $121,800. Increases from $175,000 to $500,000 the minimum gross estate for which the filing of a tax return is required. Increases the amount of the annual gift tax exclusion from $3,000 to $10,000.

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Timeline

  1. 20 February 1981

    Introduced

    Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 20 February 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 24 February 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

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