US SB1360 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-1)
Status: Introduced on June 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 25 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-06-25 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from gross income for amounts received (either backpay or frontpay or punitive damages) on account of an unlawful discrimination claim; (2) income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such claims, and (3) an exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for any tax benefit resulting from the income averaging of amounts received from an unlawful discrimination claim.
Title
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D-NM] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI] | Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D-NJ] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Robert Menendez [D-NJ] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-25 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3035 (Related) 2009-06-25 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Civil actions and liability
Employment discrimination and employee rights
Income tax exclusion
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/1360/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s1360/BILLS-111s1360is.pdf |
