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HR 6267 112th Congress House Taxation Athletes Income tax exclusion Olympic games

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.

Introduced: September 10, 2012 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Aug 1, 2012
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, the value of any prize or award won in athletic competition in the Olympic Games.

What's happening now August 1, 2012

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 32
All 32 Democratic 2 Republican 8
BILBRAY, BRIAN
· Sep 10, 2012
 R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Sep 10, 2012
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Sep 10, 2012
PLATTS, TODD
· Sep 10, 2012
 R
Amodei, Mark E.
Nevada · Aug 2, 2012
Barrow, John
· Aug 2, 2012
BERKLEY, SHELLEY
· Aug 2, 2012
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Aug 2, 2012
BURTON, DAN
· Aug 2, 2012
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Aug 2, 2012
Forbes, J.
· Aug 2, 2012
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Aug 2, 2012
Herrera Beutler, Jaime
· Aug 2, 2012
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Aug 2, 2012
JONES, WALTER
· Aug 2, 2012
King, Steve
· Aug 2, 2012
LATHAM, TOM
· Aug 2, 2012
LEWIS, JERRY
· Aug 2, 2012
LOBIONDO, FRANK
· Aug 2, 2012
MATHESON, JIM
· Aug 2, 2012
MYRICK, SUE
· Aug 2, 2012
PAUL, RON
· Aug 2, 2012
Reichert, David
· Aug 2, 2012
Ross, Dennis
· Aug 2, 2012
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Aug 2, 2012
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Aug 2, 2012
TOWNS, EDOLPHUS
· Aug 2, 2012
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Aug 2, 2012
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Aug 2, 2012
Yoder, Kevin
· Aug 2, 2012
Jenkins, Lynn
· Aug 1, 2012
Poe, Ted
· Aug 1, 2012
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6267: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6267/
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"H.R. 6267: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6267/.
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H.R. 6267, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-6267/.
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