HR 3035
111th Congress
House
Taxation
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Income tax exclusion
Wages and earnings
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009
Introduced: June 25, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from gross income for amounts received (either backpay or frontpay or punitive damages) on account of an unlawful discrimination claim; (2) income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such claims, and (3) an exemption from the alternative minimum tax for any tax benefit resulting from the income averaging of amounts received from an unlawful discrimination claim.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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