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HR 840 107th Congress House

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2001

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to a… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation AccountingAge discrimination in employmentCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCongress
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 1, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 1, 2001

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received by a claimant on account of claims based on unlawful discrimination (as defined). Permits income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims.
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 26
All 26 Democratic 14 Republican 1 Independent 1
I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 12, 2002
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Oct 16, 2002
DUNN, JENNIFER
· Oct 2, 2002
MCINNIS, SCOTT
· Oct 2, 2002
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Sep 19, 2002
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Sep 4, 2002
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 17, 2002
HOUGHTON, AMO
· Jul 17, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jul 17, 2002
CRANE, PHILIP
· Jun 13, 2002
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Jun 13, 2002
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jun 13, 2002
Watson, Diane
· May 21, 2002
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Feb 27, 2002
 D
Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Sep 25, 2001
QUINN, JACK
· Sep 25, 2001
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 25, 2001
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Sep 6, 2001
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Sep 6, 2001
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 17, 2001
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· May 9, 2001
Isakson, Johnny
· Apr 4, 2001
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 4, 2001
FROST, MARTIN
· Mar 28, 2001
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 28, 2001
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Mar 28, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 840: Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2001. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-840/
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"H.R. 840: Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2001." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-840/.
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H.R. 840, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-840/.
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