US Congress House Bill 5178 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-1)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-23 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require the chief justice of the highest court of any state that wishes to collect past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debts to designate a single state entity to communicate judicial debt information to the Secretary of the Treasury. Directs the Secretary, upon receiving notice from such an entity that a named person owes a past-due, legally enforceable state judicial debt, to pay such debt from any tax refund due to such person. Defines "state judicial debt" to include court costs, fees, fines, assessments, restitution to victims of crime, and other monies resulting from a judgment or sentence rendered by any court or tribunal of competent jurisdiction handling criminal or traffic cases in the state.

Crime Victim Restitution and Court Fee Intercept Act

Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]

Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR]

Rep. Peter DeFazio [D-OR]

Rep. William Enyart [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-23	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/5178/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr5178/BILLS-113hr5178ih.pdf