I 
108TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 8
To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 12, 2003
Ms. DUNN (for herself, Mr. CRAMER, Mr. BURNS, Mr. COX, Mr. SHUSTER, 
Mr. DEMINT, Mr. NETHERCUTT, Mr. KOLBE, Mr. HERGER, Mr. 
HASTINGS of Washington, Mr. CAMP, Mr. FOLEY, Mr. WILSON of South 
Carolina, Mr. WELLER, Mr. PUTNAM, Mr. TOOMEY, Mr. MCKEON, Mr. 
MICA, Mr. WICKER, Mr. BOEHNER, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. GOODE, Mr. TOM 
DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. NORWOOD, Mr. WELDON of Florida, Mr. GIB-
BONS, Mr. BASS, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, Mr. SHIMKUS, Mr. WAMP, Mrs. 
MYRICK, Mr. PICKERING, Mr. RYAN of Wisconsin, Mr. ROGERS of Michi-
gan, Mr. KIRK, Mr. JONES of North Carolina, Mr. WOLF, Mr. BOUCHER, 
Mr. REYNOLDS, Mr. ENGLISH, Mr. HALL, Mrs. NORTHUP, Mr. 
KNOLLENBERG, Mr. HAYWORTH, Mr. DREIER, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. 
CRANE, Mr. SHAW, Mr. SOUDER, Mrs. WILSON of New Mexico, Mr. ROG-
ERS of Kentucky, Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, Mr. REHBERG, Mr. CAL-
VERT, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. BACHUS, Mr. SIMPSON, Mr. 
BAKER, Mrs. EMERSON, Mr. OXLEY, Mr. SIMMONS, Mr. GRAVES, Mr. 
PENCE, Mr. JOHNSON of Illinois, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. GOSS, Mr. 
MCHUGH, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. CANNON, Mr. COBLE, Mr. BONILLA, Mr. 
WHITFIELD, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. BURTON of Indiana, Mr. DUNCAN, Mr. 
SCHROCK, Mr. OTTER, Mr. DOOLITTLE, Mr. PAUL, Mr. ROHRABACHER, 
Mr. JENKINS, Mr. LUCAS of Kentucky, Ms. GRANGER, Mr. HAYES, Mr. 
EVERETT, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, Mr. BARTLETT of 
Maryland, Mr. SWEENEY, Mr. KELLER, Mr. SHADEGG, Mr. BARRETT of 
South Carolina, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, Mr. WALSH, Mr. MARIO DIAZ-
BALART of Florida, Ms. PRYCE of Ohio, Mr. ISTOOK, Mr. ISSA, Ms. 
BERKLEY, Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Mrs. CUBIN, Mr. 
MILLER of Florida, Mr. LATHAM, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. RADANOVICH, Mr. 
GARY G. MILLER of California, Mr. LOBIONDO, Mr. JANKLOW, Mr. 
HEFLEY, Mr. ISAKSON, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. 
TIAHRT, Mr. CRENSHAW, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. FEENEY, Mr. PETER-
SON of Pennsylvania, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. POMBO, Mr. 
OSBORNE, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. KLINE, Mr. BEAUPREZ, Mr. KING of Iowa, 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama, Mr. MATHESON, Mr. FLETCHER, Mr. HOEK-
STRA, Mr. RENZI, Ms. HARRIS, Mr. CULBERSON, Mr. MANZULLO, Mr. 
CHOCOLA, Mr. SMITH of Texas, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. TAUZIN, Ms. GINNY
BROWN-WAITE of Florida, Mr. GUTKNECHT, Mrs. MUSGRAVE, Mr. 
FORBES, Mr. BISHOP of Utah, Mr. ADERHOLT, Mr. BROWN of South 
Carolina, Mr. SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. PORTER, Mr. BLUNT, Mr. AKIN, 
Mr. SULLIVAN, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. HOSTETTLER, Mr. 
SHERWOOD, Mr. LUCAS of Oklahoma, Mr. THORNBERRY, Mr. VITTER, 
Mr. CANTOR, Mr. TERRY, Mr. KENNEDY of Minnesota, Mr. BRADLEY of 
New Hampshire, Mr. GILLMOR, Mr. PITTS, Mr. CARTER, Mr. NEY, Ms. 
HART, Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, Mrs. BONO, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. BRADY 
of Texas, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. HASTERT, Mr. BONNER, Mr. BURR, Mr. 
DEAL of Georgia, Mr. FOSSELLA, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. SANDLIN, Mr. COL-
LINS, Mr. RYUN of Kansas, Mr. RAMSTAD, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. 
LAMPSON, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. NUNES, Mr. HYDE, Mr. OSE, Mr. 
GOODLATTE, Mrs. BIGGERT, Mr. CHABOT, Mr. DELAY, Mr. HULSHOF, 
Mr. BURGESS, Mr. CARDOZA, Mr. MCCOTTER, Mrs. MILLER of Michigan, 
Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, Mrs. KELLY, Mr. FRANKS of Arizona, Mr. 
ROYCE, Mr. NUSSLE, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. TURNER of 
Ohio, Mr. LINDER, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. COLE, and 
Mr. GALLEGLY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means 
A BILL 
To make the repeal of the estate tax permanent.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Death Tax Repeal Per-
manency Act of 2003’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTATE TAX REPEAL MADE PERMANENT. 
Section 901 of the Economic Growth and Tax Relief 
Reconciliation Act of 2001 shall not apply to title V of 
such Act.
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