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HR 8353 117th Congress House Taxation

Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act

Introduced: July 13, 2022 Introduced by: Budd, Ted Republican · North Carolina See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jul 13, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 13, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act

This bill prohibits payment of any amount of the 2021 recovery rebate to federal prisoners convicted of a crime or confined due to insanity or a finding that the prisoner is a sexually dangerous person or a sexual predator.

The bill requires (1) the disclosure of certain prisoner tax return information to the Department of Justice for purposes of making restitution to crime victims, and (2) the payment of judgments issued against prisoners using rebate amounts.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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Gooden, Lance
Texas · Jul 26, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8353: Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8353/
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"H.R. 8353: Pay Victims Not Prisoners Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8353/.
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