George B. Schwabe, a member of Congress, wrote to the Committee on Ways and Means regarding a bill he introduced to increase the estate tax exemption for members of the armed forces who died during the war. He requested information on any scheduled hearings and expressed his desire to offer testimony in support of the bill. The bill proposed increasing the exemption to $200,000 for individuals who died in active service during the war.

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Bill to Increase Estate Tax Exemption for Fallen Armed Forces Members

Identifier:
CAC_CC_047_1_6_40_0002
Contributing Institution:
Carl Albert Congressional Research and Studies Center, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
Title:
Bill to Increase Estate Tax Exemption for Fallen Armed Forces Members
Date Created:
1941-12-07
EDTF:
1941-12-07
Creator:
Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952
Rights:
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/
Language:
eng
Record Type:
correspondence
Collection:
George B. Schwabe Collection
Collection Finding Aid:
https://arc.libraryhost.com/repositories/3/resources/37
Description:
George B. Schwabe, a member of Congress, wrote to the Committee on Ways and Means regarding a bill he introduced to increase the estate tax exemption for members of the armed forces who died during the war. He requested information on any scheduled hearings and expressed his desire to offer testimony in support of the bill. The bill proposed increasing the exemption to $200,000 for individuals who died in active service during the war.
Congress:
77th (1941-1943)
Physical Location:
CAC_CC_47_1_0000, Box 6, Folder 40, University of Oklahoma, Carl Albert Center Archives, Norman, OK, Standard Shelving
Location Represented:
United States (nation), Oklahoma (state)
Type:
Text
Extent:
4 Pages