HR 6300
117th Congress
House
Taxation
Stopping Abortion Bounties Act
Introduced: December 16, 2021
Introduced by:
Fletcher, Lizzie
Democratic
· Texas
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 16, 2021
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stopping Abortion Bounties Act
This bill imposes a 100% tax on amounts received as statutory damages under a state bounty statute. A bounty statute is a statute that authorizes a person to file a civil action and collect damages for assisting another person in exercising the right to have an abortion.
The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to award a grant to any person who pays or incurs amounts under a court order resulting from a suit filed under a bounty statute, including the amount paid or incurred as statutory damages and reasonable attorney's fees.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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