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S. 1934 (97th)

Periodic Payment Settlement Act of 1981

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Introduced

10 December 1981

Last action

28 December 1981 · Committee

Status

Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Labor Department; Health and Human Services Department.

Sponsors

Rep. Baucus, Max [D-MT-1]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

29 August 2025

Taxation

Summary

Periodic Payment Settlement Act of 1981 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide for an income tax exclusion of periodic payments of damages received on account of personal injury or sickness, whether paid by the individual originally liable for such damages or his assignee. Allows such assignee a business expense deduction for the payment of such damages.

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Timeline

  1. 10 December 1981

    Introduced

    Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 10 December 1981

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 December 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department; Labor Department; Health and Human Services Department.

    Source: Committee

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1 official file

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