A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to extend the benefits of special farm valuation for estate tax purposes.
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the special farm valuation for estate tax purposes, to deem the material participation requirement met if, before the decedent's death, there was material participation by the decedent or any spouse in the operation of the farm or other business during periods aggregating 20 years or more. Requires treatment of the activities of any agency or fiduciary as the activities of a qualified heir if performed for him or her, in order to satisfy the material participation requirement for purposes of determining that real property has not ceased to be used for the qualified use. Limits such special rule for activities of agents to the case of a qualified heir who is: (1) under 21; (2) a student; (3) under a physical or mental disability which prevents him or her from participating materially in the operation of the farm or other business; or (4) a spouse of the decedent aged 62 or more.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on September 5, 1980. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on September 5, 1980: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
SAM GIBBONS (D-FL) introduced it on September 5, 1980. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on September 5, 1980, 16806 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 16806 days ago, on September 5, 1980.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers