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HR 622 106th Congress House Taxation Compensation for victims of crime Crime and Law Enforcement Income tax Informers Law Legal fees Personal income tax Tax exclusion Tax-exempt organizations Trusts and trustees

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income rewards received by reason of providing information leading to the conviction of a crime to the extent that the reward is used…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income rewards received by reason of providing information leading to the conviction of a crime to the extent that the reward is used to compensate victims of crime.

Introduced: February 8, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Feb 8, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 8, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E155)
Feb 8, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income certain rewards used to compensate crime victims.

What's happening now February 8, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 622: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income rewards received by reason of providing information leading to the conviction of a crime to the extent that the reward is used to compensate victims of crime.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-622/
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"H.R. 622: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income rewards received by reason of providing information leading to the conviction of a crime to the extent that the reward is used to compensate victims of crime.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-622/.
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H.R. 622, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-622/.
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[H.R. 622: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income rewards received by reason of providing information leading to the conviction of a crime to the extent that the reward is used to compensate victims of crime.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-622/)
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