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HR 1292 106th Congress House Taxation Compensation for victims of crime Crime and Law Enforcement Government Operations and Politics Government liability (International law) History Income tax International Affairs International claims Jewish holocaust (1939-1945) Nazism Personal income tax Tax exclusion

To provide that no Federal income tax shall be imposed on amounts received by Holocaust victims or their heirs.

Introduced: March 25, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Mar 25, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 25, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E596)
Mar 25, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income any amount received by an individual (or any heir of the individual) from any person as a result of any moral or legal injustice experienced by such individual as a Holocaust victim persecuted for racial or religious reasons by Nazi Germany or any other Axis regime.

What's happening now March 25, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 8, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1292: To provide that no Federal income tax shall be imposed on amounts received by Holocaust victims or their heirs.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1292/
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