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S 2627 116th Congress Senate Taxation Civil actions and liability Income tax deductions Legal fees and court costs

End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act

Introduced: October 17, 2019 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 17, 2019
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End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs to include such fees and costs paid in connection with any legal action involving a civil claim (currently, limited to actions involving unlawful discrimination, the False Claims Act, and Medicare payments).

What's happening now October 17, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 5
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Dec 17, 2019
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Booker, Cory A.
New Jersey · Dec 16, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 12, 2019
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Oct 17, 2019
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 17, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2627: End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2627/
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"S. 2627: End Double Taxation of Successful Civil Claims Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2627/.
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S. 2627, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2627/.
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