S. 3261 119th 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: November 20, 2025 Introduced by: John Cornyn Republican · Texas See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Nov 20, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Lankford, James

Oklahoma · Nov 20, 2025

Warnock, Raphael G.

Georgia · Nov 20, 2025

Wyden, Ron

Oregon · Nov 20, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3261: Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3261/

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"S. 3261: Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3261/.

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S. 3261, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-3261/.

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