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S. 931 117th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of child sex…

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of child sex abuse and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime.

Introduced: March 23, 2021 Introduced by: Ted Cruz Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
Taxation Cardiovascular and respiratory healthCorrectional facilities and imprisonmentCrime victimsCrimes against children
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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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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 23, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill prohibits the payment of 2021 recovery rebates to prisoners convicted or confined for a sex offense involving a minor child under federal or state law. The bill requires such rebates to be paid to the Crime Victims Fund to compensate victims of crimes.

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Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • VENABLE LLP
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTS · Nebraska · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • VENABLE LLP
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTS · Nebraska · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • VENABLE LLP
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTS · Nebraska · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • VENABLE LLP
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PSYCHIATRIC PHARMACISTS · Nebraska · 1st Quarter 2025 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 931: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of child sex abuse and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-931/
MLA
"S. 931: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of child sex abuse and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-931/.
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S. 931, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-931/.
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[S. 931: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of child sex abuse and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-931/)
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