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S. 1975 (108th)

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny a deduction for securities-related fines, penalties, and other amounts, and to provide that revenues resulting from such denial be transferred to Fair Funds for the relief of victims.

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Introduced

25 November 2003

Last action

25 November 2003 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT], Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

14 January 2025

Taxation

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue code to prohibit the deduction of any fine or similar penalty paid to a government for the violation of any law. Sets forth a special rule prohibiting the deduction of securities-related fines and penalties. Appropriates to Securities and Exchange Commission amounts determined to be equivalent to the increases in Federal revenues by reason of such fines and penalties and requires the Commission to transfer such amounts to any disgorgement fund for the benefit of the victims of the violations which resulted in such securities-related fines and penalties.

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Timeline

  1. 25 November 2003

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 25 November 2003

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S16023-16024)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 25 November 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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  • Introduced in Senate (text)

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