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H.R. 2347 119th Congress House

Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any damages, other than punitive damages, received on account of any sexual acts or sexual contact.

Introduced: March 25, 2025 Introduced by: Lloyd Smucker Republican · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Taxation Assault and harassment offensesCivil actions and liabilityCrime victimsIncome tax exclusionSex offenses
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 30, 2026
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.
Sep 30, 2026
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
Jul 14, 2026
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 453.
Jul 13, 2026
Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 28, 2026
Received in the Senate.
Apr 27, 2026 · 4:15 PM EDT
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2347.
Apr 27, 2026 · 4:27 PM EDT
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3110)
Apr 27, 2026 · 4:15 PM EDT
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3110-3111)
Apr 27, 2026 · 4:15 PM EDT
Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Apr 27, 2026 · 4:27 PM EDT
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3110)
Apr 27, 2026 · 4:27 PM EDT
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 9, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-599.
Apr 9, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 519.
Mar 25, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 41 - 0.
Mar 25, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced in House
Mar 25, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act

This bill excludes from gross income certain damages received by an individual due to any sexual act or sexual contact and establishes the applicable burden of proof in court proceedings regarding the characterization of such damages for federal tax purposes. 

Under current law, amounts received as damages (other than punitive damages) from a judgment, award, or settlement of a claim may be excluded from gross income and, thus, are not subject to federal income tax, if attributable to a personal physical injury or physical sickness. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) generally interprets personal physical injury to require observable bodily harm (e.g., bruising, cuts, swelling, or bleeding).

Under the bill, amounts received as damages (other than punitive damages) from a judgment, award, or settlement due to any sexual act or sexual conduct, whether or not there are medical records or observable injuries of such act or contact, may be excluded from gross income.

Further, if a judgment, award, or settlement states that damages are due to any sexual act or sexual conduct, then the IRS has the burden of proving otherwise in court proceedings related to the tax liability associated with such damages. 

Finally, the bill requires the IRS to promote public awareness of the exclusion from gross income of damages related to any sexual act or sexual contact.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Lobbying activity 11

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

  • DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
    for DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SETTLEMENT CONSULTANTS · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION
    for CORPORATE ENERGY BUYERS ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BOOK HILL PARTNERS
    for NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • CAPITOL COUNSEL LLC
    for AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SETTLEMENT CONSULTANTS · District of Columbia · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • BOOK HILL PARTNERS
    for NATIONAL STRUCTURED SETTLEMENTS TRADE ASSOCIATION · District of Columbia · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

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 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Tenney, Claudia
New York · Dec 3, 2025
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 27, 2025
 D
Moore, Gwen
Wisconsin · Mar 25, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2347: Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2347/
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"H.R. 2347: Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2347/.
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H.R. 2347, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2347/.
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