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S. 895 117th Congress Senate

Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act

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

Introduced: March 23, 2021 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Civil actions and liabilityCrime victimsCriminal procedure and sentencingHuman traffickingIncome tax exclusion
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 28, 2022
Held at the desk.
Apr 28, 2022
Received in the House.
Apr 28, 2022
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 27, 2022
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2196)
Apr 27, 2022
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Apr 27, 2022
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2195-2196)
Apr 27, 2022
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 23, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 28, 2022

Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act

This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any civil damages, restitution, or other monetary award (including compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) awarded pursuant to an order of mandatory restitution or in a criminal proceeding for peonage, slavery, or human trafficking.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6389 Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 1 Republican 3
R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Mar 23, 2021
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 23, 2021
Sinema, Kyrsten
· Mar 23, 2021
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Mar 23, 2021
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Mar 23, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 895: Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-895/
MLA
"S. 895: Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-895/.
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S. 895, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-895/.
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