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HR 6899 115th Congress House Taxation Civil actions and liability Crime victims Human trafficking Income tax exclusion

Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act

Introduced: September 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 26, 2018
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards (including compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) awarded to victims of peonage, slavery, or human trafficking.

What's happening now September 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2200 Related bill Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2018
  • S 3504 Identical bill Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1
Delaney, John
· Oct 26, 2018
Paulsen, Erik
· Oct 26, 2018
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Schneider, Bradley Scott
Illinois · Sep 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6899: Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6899/
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"H.R. 6899: Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6899/.
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H.R. 6899, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-6899/.
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