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HR 1509 105th Congress House Taxation Business income tax Commerce Income tax Labor and Employment Personal income tax Tax exclusion Torts Workers' compensation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include liability to pay compensation under workmen's compensation acts within the rules relating to certain personal liability assignments.

Introduced: May 1, 1997 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 5, 1997
See H.R.2014.
May 1, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 1, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include liability to pay workers' compensation within the definition of personal injury liability assignments (thus, making amounts received for agreeing to such liability assignment eligible for exclusion from gross income).

What's happening now August 5, 1997

See H.R.2014.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1014 Identical bill A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include liability to pay compensation under workmen's compensation…
  • HR 2014 Procedurally related Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · May 22, 1997
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1509: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include liability to pay compensation under workmen's compensation acts within the rules relating to certain personal liability assignments.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1509/
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"H.R. 1509: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include liability to pay compensation under workmen's compensation acts within the rules relating to certain personal liability assignments.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1509/.
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H.R. 1509, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1509/.
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