Contact Congress about H.R. 1857: Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025

People could adjust the purchase price of some long-held assets for inflation before paying capital gains tax. The rule would cover certain stocks, digital assets, and business or physical property held more than three years.

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Capital Gains Inflation Relief Act of 2025 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Latest action on H.R. 1857: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people who sell long-held investments or business property. It could matter most for people with stocks, digital assets, real estate, equipment, or other physical property that has gained value over several years. It also affects owners of pass-through businesses and investors in some funds, because the bill creates rules for passing the inflation adjustment through to them.

Why this matters: This bill matters because inflation can make an asset look more profitable than it really is. If prices rise across the economy, part of a sale price may just reflect weaker buying power. The bill would keep some of that inflation-only increase out of capital gains tax. That could lower taxes for some long-term owners, but it could also lower federal revenue and add more rules to an already complex tax system.

Key provisions in H.R. 1857

• People could use an inflation-adjusted purchase price when selling a qualifying asset held for more than three years. This replaces the normal adjusted basis for non-corporate taxpayers when figuring gain or loss.
• The inflation adjustment would use the gross domestic product implicit price deflator. That is a broad government measure of price changes between when the asset was bought and when it was sold.
• Taxpayers could use the rule only if they have written proof of the asset’s original purchase price.
• The bill covers common stock in U.S. C corporations, some publicly traded foreign company stock, qualifying digital assets, and tangible property used in business or held as an investment.
• The foreign-stock rule does not cover stock in foreign investment companies, passive foreign investment companies, certain controlled foreign corporations, or foreign personal holding companies.

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Questions people ask about H.R. 1857

What is H.R. 1857?

People could adjust the purchase price of some long-held assets for inflation before paying capital gains tax. The rule would cover certain stocks, digital assets, and business or physical property held more than three years.

How do I support or oppose H.R. 1857?

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Who should I contact about H.R. 1857?

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