S798Referred to Committee

Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-02-27
Introduced
1
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Sponsor

Ted Cruz
Ted Cruz
Republican · TX · Senator
Votes with party: 74.0% (813 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
  • Conservative Groups$464k

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Cosponsors (1)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

2025-02-27

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Plain-English Summary

The proposal would allow people and businesses to adjust the original purchase price of investments upward based on inflation before calculating taxes owed when those investments are sold, potentially reducing the capital gains taxes they pay. This would mainly benefit wealthy investors and business owners who hold stocks, real estate, and other assets for long periods, since they could exclude inflation-driven price increases from their taxable gains. The change would reduce federal tax revenue but could make investment returns feel less heavily taxed in inflationary environments.

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