US SB440 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on February 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2330)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 13 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-02-13 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2330)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the tax deduction for attorney's fees and courts costs to allow an above-the-line deduction for such fees and costs paid in connection with any legal action involving a civil claim (currently, limited to actions involving unlawful discrimination, the False Claims Act, and Medicare payments).
Title
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards.
Sponsors
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Arlen Specter [D-PA] | Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-02-13 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2330) | |
| 2009-02-13 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2329) |
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/440/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s440/BILLS-111s440is.pdf |
