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HR 2509 113th Congress House Taxation Civil actions and liability Employment discrimination and employee rights Income tax exclusion Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Wages and earnings

Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2013

Introduced: November 13, 2013 See on congress.gov
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Jun 26, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 26, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from gross income for amounts received on account of a judgment or settlement resulting from a claim of unlawful discrimination, (2) income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such claims, and (3) an exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for any tax benefit resulting from the income averaging of amounts received from an unlawful discrimination claim.

What's happening now June 26, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1224 Related bill Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2013
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 25
All 25 Democratic 15
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Dec 11, 2014
 D
Brownley, Julia
California · Sep 11, 2014
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Apr 28, 2014
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 25, 2014
Schwartz, Allyson
· Feb 14, 2014
LEVIN, SANDER
· Feb 4, 2014
HONDA, MICHAEL
· Jan 28, 2014
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jan 28, 2014
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Dec 2, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Nov 14, 2013
Edwards, Donna
· Nov 13, 2013
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Oct 23, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Oct 23, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 23, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Oct 11, 2013
MORAN, JAMES
· Oct 9, 2013
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Oct 4, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 17, 2013
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 1, 2013
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jul 30, 2013
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 30, 2013
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 30, 2013
Schock, Aaron
· Jun 26, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Jun 26, 2013
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Jun 26, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2509: Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2509/
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"H.R. 2509: Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2509/.
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