United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 6250 (112th)
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games.
Introduced
1 August 2012
Last action
1 August 2012 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Blake Farenthold, Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3], Bill Huizenga, Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4], Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2], Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, the value of any medal awarded in, or any prize money received from the U.S. Olympic Committee on account of, competition in the Olympic Games.
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Timeline
1 August 2012
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
1 August 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 August 2012
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 1 August 2012 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2012
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 1 August 2012
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 1 August 2012
Sponsors
- Blake Farenthold · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Latham, Tom [R-IA-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Bill Huizenga · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hall, Ralph M. [D-TX-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Griffin, Tim [R-AR-2] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games.
- related to ← To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.
- related to ← Tax Exemption for American Medalists Act
- related to ← To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any prizes or awards won in competition in the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games.
- related to ← A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the tax on Olympic medals won by United States athletes.
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/6250
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6250
- us · 112-hr-6250 · source updated 5 December 2025