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H.R. 6899 115th Congress House

Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an exemption from gross income for civil damages as recompense for trafficking in persons.

Introduced: September 26, 2018 See on congress.gov
Taxation Civil actions and liabilityCrime victimsHuman traffickingIncome tax exclusion
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Sep 26, 2018
Introduced in House
Sep 26, 2018
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action September 26, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 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.

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

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 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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