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S 755 112th Congress Senate

Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act

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

Introduced: June 9, 2011 Introduced by: Wyden, Ron Democratic · Oregon See on congress.gov
Taxation Crime victimsJudicial procedure and administrationLegal fees and court costsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Apr 7, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 7, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2268)
Apr 7, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 7, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the chief justice of the highest court of any state that wishes to collect past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debts to designate a single state entity to communicate judicial debt information to the Secretary of the Treasury.

Directs the Secretary, upon receiving notice from such an entity 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.

Defines "state judicial debt" to include court costs, fees, fines, assessments, restitution to victims of crime, and other monies resulting from a judgment or sentence rendered by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction handling criminal or traffic cases in the state.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1416 Identical bill Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 9
All 9 Democratic 4 Republican 5
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Nov 13, 2012
 R
Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Aug 2, 2011
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 15, 2011
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jun 9, 2011
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jun 9, 2011
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 18, 2011
 R
Collins, Susan M.
Maine · May 11, 2011
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 7, 2011
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Apr 7, 2011
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