Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009

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Introduced

25 June 2009

Last action

25 June 2009 · Introduced

Status

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5], Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Berkley, Shelley [D-NV-1], Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Rep. Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1], Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN], Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4], Rep. LaTourette, Steven C. [R-OH-14], Rep. Chandler, Ben [D-KY-6], Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4], Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2], Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1], Rep. Austria, Steve [R-OH-7], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Jackson, Jesse L., Jr. [D-IL-2], Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15], Rep. Pallone, Frank [D-NJ-6], Rep. Ellsworth, Brad [D-IN-8], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2], Rep. Ehlers, Vernon J. [R-MI-3], Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1]

Subjects

Taxation

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6 December 2025

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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 for any tax benefit resulting from the income averaging of amounts received from an unlawful discrimination claim.

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Timeline

25 June 2009
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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25 June 2009
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Introduced in House
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25 June 2009
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Introduced in House
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/3035
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/3035
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