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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that certain settlement funds established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 are…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that certain settlement funds established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 are beneficially owned by the United States and are not subject to tax.

Introduced: June 16, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Jun 16, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 16, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt from income taxation certain settlement funds established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980.
What's happening now June 16, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Thompson, Mike
California · Jun 16, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2940: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that certain settlement funds established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 are beneficially owned by the United States and are not subject to tax.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2940/
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"H.R. 2940: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that certain settlement funds established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 are beneficially owned by the United States and are not subject to tax.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2940/.
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H.R. 2940, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2940/.
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[H.R. 2940: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that certain settlement funds established under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 are beneficially owned by the United States and are not subject to tax.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-2940/)
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