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S 1287 110th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due.

Introduced: May 14, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation Collection of accountsCompensation for victims of crimeCrime and Law EnforcementFines (Penalties)
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Government Operations and PoliticsIncome taxLawLegal feesState courtsTax refunds
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This bill died when the 110th Congress ended
It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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May 3, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 3, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 3, 2007

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to direct the Secretary of the Treasury, upon receiving notice from a state judicial agency that a named person owes a past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debt, to pay such debt from any tax refund due to such person.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6172 Related bill Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2008
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 14, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1287: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due.. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1287/
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"S. 1287: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an offset against income tax refunds to pay for State judicial debts that are past-due.." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1287/.
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S. 1287, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1287/.
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