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Contact Congress about H.R. 8085: Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026

People with more than $50 million in net wealth would owe a new yearly federal tax. The bill also gives the Internal Revenue Service new audit duties, reporting tools, and funding to police the tax.

Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.

Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026 is a House bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Latest action on H.R. 8085: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects people and married couples with more than $50 million in net assets. It matters most for those with private businesses, trusts, large gifts, foreign accounts, or property that is hard to price. It also affects the Internal Revenue Service, financial firms, business entities, and some trustees because they may have new reporting or enforcement duties.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it would tax very large fortunes each year, not just yearly income. It could bring in money from people with major wealth that may not be taxed until assets are sold. It could also change how wealthy people use trusts, gifts, foreign accounts, and private businesses. The actual effects on revenue, investment, and behavior are not stated in the bill and would depend on how people and the government respond.

Key provisions in H.R. 8085

  • The bill creates a yearly tax on a person's net taxable wealth. The value is measured on the last day of each calendar year and includes worldwide assets.
  • The first $50 million of net assets is taxed at 0%. Wealth above $50 million up to $1 billion is taxed at 2%, and wealth above $1 billion is taxed at 3%.
  • The top rate could rise from 3% to 6% on wealth above $1 billion. That happens only if Congress later creates a national health insurance program for all U.S. residents and bars duplicate private coverage.
  • Married people count as one taxpayer for this tax. They do not each get a separate set of wealth-tax brackets.
  • The tax base includes almost all property, whether physical or financial, anywhere in the world. Debts reduce the total, and only some non-investment personal items worth $50,000 or less each are left out.

How Modern Action helps you take action on H.R. 8085

You do not have to start with a blank letter. Modern Action turns the bill, your position, and the relevant congressional context into a message you can edit and send. The goal is to make contacting Congress clear, specific, and useful without forcing you to parse bill text or figure out the right office on your own.

Questions people ask about H.R. 8085

What is H.R. 8085?
People with more than $50 million in net wealth would owe a new yearly federal tax. The bill also gives the Internal Revenue Service new audit duties, reporting tools, and funding to police the tax.
How do I support or oppose H.R. 8085?
Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
Who should I contact about H.R. 8085?
Modern Action uses your location to route the action to the congressional offices relevant to the bill and your representation.
Can Modern Action explain H.R. 8085 before I act?
Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.

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  • Contact your reps on Offshore and International Tax AvoidanceWhether wealthy taxpayers, foreign trusts, multinational owners, and corporations should face tighter rules for offshore assets, foreign-controlled entities, inversions, and country-by-country tax calculations.
  • Contact your reps on Wealth Taxes on Large FortunesWhether people with very high net worth should pay a federal tax based on assets they own, including annual taxes on fortunes above $50 million or $1 billion and one-time taxes on wealth above $10 million.
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  • Contact your reps on IRS capacity, asset reporting, and valuation rulesFunding, audits, reporting, asset registries, valuation methods, penalties, third-party data, and Treasury rulemaking needed to administer wealth taxes and high-wealth minimum taxes.
  • Contact your reps on Tax avoidance through trusts, gifts, transfers, and offshore wealthRules for trusts, estates, gifts, inheritances, expatriation, foreign entities, foreign-account data, asset transfers, and other structures that can move wealth out of reach of high-wealth taxes.

Related bills

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  • Take action on S. 4246: Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2026
  • Take action on H.R. 7767: Make Billionaires Pay Their Fair Share Act
  • Take action on H.R. 7749: Ultra-Millionaire Tax Act of 2024
  • Take action on S. 357: No Tax Breaks for Outsourcing Act
  • Take action on S. 3367: Billionaires Income Tax Act