US Congress House Bill 6300

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 12-0)
Status: Introduced on December 16 2021 - 25% progression
Action: 2021-12-16 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Imposes a 100% tax on amounts received as statutory damages under a state bounty statute. A bounty statute is a statute that authorizes a person to file a civil action and collect damages for assisting another person in exercising the right to have an abortion. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to award a grant to any person who pays or incurs amounts under a court order resulting from a suit filed under a bounty statute, including the amount paid or incurred as statutory damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

Stopping Abortion Bounties Act

Rep. Elizabeth Fletcher [D-TX]	Rep. Tom Malinowski [D-NJ]	Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Marilyn Strickland [D-WA]	Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY]	Rep. Sean Casten [D-IL]
Rep. Lois Frankel [D-FL]	Rep. Lisa Rochester [D-DE]	Rep. Kaialii Kahele [D-HI]	Rep. Marie Newman [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-12-16	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2021-12-16	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6300/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr6300/BILLS-117hr6300ih.pdf