Article: Votes and compromises made on estate tax.(Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005)(Brief article)

A motion for cloture on the Death Tax Repeal Permanency Act of 2005 (H.R. 8)--making the 2010 repeal of the estate tax permanent--narrowly failed on a largely party-line Senate vote in early June. As a result, the legislation, which already passed through the House, is not eligible for consideration. Supporters of the bill insist they will keep trying for passage this session.

Several senators, including Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and Max Baucus (D-Mont.), have begun ...

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