War Revenue Act of 1898
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The War Revenue Act of 1898 was legislation signed into law in the United States on June 13, 1898, which created a wide range of taxes to raise revenue for the American prosecution of the Spanish–American War. The legislation established the predecessor to the estate tax, and twice the Supreme Court of the United States issued rulings about the law.
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War Revenue Act of 1898 | |
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Congress | |
Citation | 30 Stat. 448 |
Enacted by | Congress |
Enacted | June 10, 1898 |
Signed | June 13, 1898 |
Legislative history | |
Bill title | H.R. 10100 |
Introduced by | Nelson Dingley, Jr. |
Introduced | April 25, 1898 |
Summary | |
Enacted numerous taxes and authorized Treasury bond sales to fund the Spanish–American War |
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