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HR 1540 110th Congress House Taxation Accounting Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Discrimination in employment Finance and Financial Sector Income tax Labor and Employment Law Punitive damages Tax exclusion Wage restitution

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007

Introduced: March 15, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Mar 15, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 15, 2007
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow an exclusion from gross income for amounts received (either backpay or frontpay or punitive damages) on account of an unlawful discrimination claim; and (2) allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such claims.

What's happening now March 15, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1689 Related bill Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 13 Republican 1
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 31, 2008
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jul 10, 2008
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 17, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 19, 2008
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DeGette, Diana
Colorado · May 6, 2008
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Jan 29, 2008
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Dec 18, 2007
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Aug 2, 2007
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 26, 2007
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · May 24, 2007
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · May 21, 2007
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · May 21, 2007
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · May 2, 2007
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · May 2, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1540: Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1540/
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"H.R. 1540: Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1540/.
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H.R. 1540, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1540/.
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