# 118-hr-5251: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions, and for other purposes.

118-hr-5251, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions, and for other purposes., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-5251
- Congress: 118
- Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions, and for other purposes.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2023-08-22
- Sponsor: Rep. Ferguson, A. Drew, IV [R-GA-3] (R-GA)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction for investment advisory expenses of certain funeral and cemetery trusts during suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions, and for other purposes.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] (D-CA), 2023-08-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX), 2023-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40] (R-CA), 2024-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Garbarino, Andrew R. [R-NY-2] (R-NY), 2024-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Duyne, Beth [R-TX-24] (R-TX), 2024-03-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19] (R-TX), 2024-12-18T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-5251 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/5251)

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