Senate Bill 159
118th Congress(2023-2024)
Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act
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Passed Senate on Jul 11, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
159
Congress
118
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
checkPassed on July 11, 2024
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Summary
Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, any civil damages, restitution, or other monetary award (including compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) awarded pursuant to an order of mandatory restitution or in a criminal proceeding for peonage, slavery, or human trafficking.
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07/12/2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
07/11/2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5147; text: CR S5147)
07/11/2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
07/11/2024
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.
01/31/2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
01/31/2023
Introduced in Senate
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Record Updated
Jul 15, 2024 12:45:51 PM