H.R. 2414 — Top Ten Terrible Tax Act of 1999

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Top Ten Terrible Tax Act of 1999 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) to provide for the phaseout and repeal of the estate and gift taxes over a ten year period; (2) repeal the communications services excise tax; (3) make the standard deduction for joint filers twice that of single filers and the tax rate on a single filer's return one-half the rate of a jointly filed return; (4) to provide for the phaseout and repeal of the capital gains taxes over a ten year period; (5) repeal the excise tax on vaccines; (6) repeal the excise tax on sport fishing equipment and revise the excise tax on bows and arrows; (7) repeal the 1993 income tax increase on social security benefits; (8) in general, exclude dividends and interest from gross income; and (9) repeal the 1993 increases in motor fuel taxes. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to repeal the universal service charge.

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1999-07-01
Introduced in House
1999-07-01
Introduced in House
1999-07-01
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H5183-5184)
1999-07-01
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1999-07-01
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1999-07-01
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
1999-07-30
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

Top Ten Terrible Tax Act of 1999

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