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To exclude from Federal taxation any portion of any reward paid to David R. Kaczynski and Linda E. Patrik which is donated to the victims in the Unabomber case or their families or which is used to…

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To exclude from Federal taxation any portion of any reward paid to David R. Kaczynski and Linda E. Patrik which is donated to the victims in the Unabomber case or their families or which is used to pay Mr. Kaczynski's and Ms. Patrik's attorneys' fees.

Introduced: October 2, 1998 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 2, 1998
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Exempts from Federal taxation any portions of amounts paid to David R. Kaczynski of Schenectady, New York, and his wife, Linda E. Patrik, for information leading to the arrest of Theodore J. Kaczynski in the "Unabomber" case which are used to: (1) pay attorney's fees in connection with the "Unabomber case"; or (2) benefit "Unabomber" victims and their families. Exempts from Federal taxation all such payments received by such victims and their families.

What's happening now October 2, 1998

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 10, 1998
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4689: To exclude from Federal taxation any portion of any reward paid to David R. Kaczynski and Linda E. Patrik which is donated to the victims in the Unabomber case or their families or which is used to pay Mr. Kaczynski's and Ms. Patrik's attorneys' fees.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4689/
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"H.R. 4689: To exclude from Federal taxation any portion of any reward paid to David R. Kaczynski and Linda E. Patrik which is donated to the victims in the Unabomber case or their families or which is used to pay Mr. Kaczynski's and Ms. Patrik's attorneys' fees.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4689/.
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H.R. 4689, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4689/.
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[H.R. 4689: To exclude from Federal taxation any portion of any reward paid to David R. Kaczynski and Linda E. Patrik which is donated to the victims in the Unabomber case or their families or which is used to pay Mr. Kaczynski's and Ms. Patrik's attorneys' fees.](https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-4689/)
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