Tax Exclusion for Sexual Assault Damages

Summary#

This bill would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any compensatory damages with respect to sexual assault claims. Sponsor(s): Catherine Cortez Masto and Todd Young. Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

What it means for you#

If enacted, people who receive compensatory damages for sexual assault claims could exclude those payments from their gross income for federal income tax purposes. No other details are publicly available in the provided text.

Expenses#

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