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HR 885 115th Congress House Taxation Civil actions and liability Correctional facilities and imprisonment Income tax credits Income tax exclusion

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

Introduced: February 6, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Feb 6, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

What's happening now February 6, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Feb 6, 2017
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 885: To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-885/
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"H.R. 885: To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-885/.
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H.R. 885, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-885/.
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