# 114-hr-4996: Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2016

114-hr-4996, Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by SANDER LEVIN (D-MI); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4996
- Congress: 114
- Title: Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-04-20
- Sponsor: SANDER LEVIN (D-MI)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Sensible Estate Tax Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to modify the estate and gift taxes. For the estate tax, the bill increases the rates and decreases the amount that is excluded from the tax. For the gift tax, the bill establishes a separate lifetime exclusion amount. (Under current law, the estate and gift taxes share a unified exclusion amount.)

## Cosponsors (8)

- CHARLES RANGEL (D-NY), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD] (D-MD), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSEPH CROWLEY (D-NY), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-9] (D-NJ), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neal, Richard E. [D-MA-1] (D-MA), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hoyer, Steny H. [D-MD-5] (D-MD), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2016-04-20T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-5044: Making supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2016 to respond to Zika virus.
- 114-hr-4592: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Commemorative Coin Act
- 114-hr-4521: Lake Berryessa Recreation Enhancement Act of 2016
- 114-hr-4269: Assault Weapons Ban of 2015
- 114-hr-3268: PAST Act
- 114-hr-3185: Equality Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4996 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4996)

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- [114-hr-3268: PAST Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3268)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4996 (as of 2025-11-18).