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S. 655 119th Congress Senate

Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to postpone tax deadlines and reimburse paid late fees for United States nationals who are unlawfully or wron… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to postpone tax deadlines and reimburse paid late fees for United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 20, 2025 Introduced by: Christopher A. Coons Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Feb 20, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 655: Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-655/
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"S. 655: Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-655/.
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S. 655, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-655/.
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