Bill to Increase Estate Tax Exemption for Fallen Armed Forces Members1941-12-07Schwabe, George Blaine, 1886-1952http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NKC/1.0/enghttp://congressarchives.org/record/CAC_CC_047_1_6_40_0002George 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.