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HR 6438 114th Congress House

To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.

Introduced: December 5, 2016 See on congress.gov
Taxation Civil actions and liabilityCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentIncome tax creditsIncome tax exclusion
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2016
Received in the Senate.
Dec 6, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 6, 2016
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H7220-7221)
Dec 6, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H7220-7221)
Dec 6, 2016
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H7220-7221)
Dec 6, 2016
Committee on Ways and Means discharged. (consideration: CR H7220)
Dec 6, 2016
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.(consideration: CR H7220)
Dec 6, 2016
Mr. Boustany asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Dec 5, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 5, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2016

Received in the Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

(Sec. 1) This bill amends the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 to extend the waiver of limitations on credits or refunds related to the exclusion from gross income of certain civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3507 Identical bill A bill to extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully i…
 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Dec 5, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6438: To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6438/
MLA
"H.R. 6438: To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6438/.
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H.R. 6438, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6438/.
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[H.R. 6438: To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6438/)
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