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S 931 117th Congress Senate Taxation Cardiovascular and respiratory health Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Crimes against children Domestic violence and child abuse Emergency medical services and trauma care Government trust funds Income tax credits Infectious and parasitic diseases Sex offenses Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

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: Cruz, Ted Republican · Texas See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 23, 2021
Introduced in Senate
 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.

What's happening now March 23, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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