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H.R. 5470 (97th)

An act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to the tax treatment of periodic payments for damages received on account of personal injury or sickness, and for other purposes.

enactedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 February 1982

Last action

14 January 1983 · President

Status

Became Public Law No: 97-473.

Sponsors

Rep. Jacobs, Andrew, Jr. [D-IN-10], Rep. Holland, Kenneth L. [D-SC-5], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Duncan, John J. [R-TN-2], Rep. Vander Jagt, Guy [R-MI-9]

Subjects

Taxation

Source updated

7 February 2024

Taxation

Summary

Periodic Payment Settlement Act of 1982 - 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. 8 February 1982

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 February 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 February 1982

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 20 April 1982

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.

    Source: Committee

  5. 14 June 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held.

    Source: Committee

  6. 12 July 1982

    Committee

    Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  7. 12 July 1982

    Committee

    Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  8. 15 September 1982

    Reported

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

    Source: Committee

  9. 15 September 1982

    Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

    Source: Committee

  10. 16 September 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Union Calendar No: 515.

    Source: Calendars

  11. 16 September 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 97-832.

    Source: Committee

  12. 16 September 1982

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Ways and Means. Report No: 97-832.

    Source: Committee

  13. 20 September 1982

    Passed

    Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  14. 20 September 1982

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  15. 20 September 1982

    Floor

    Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.

    Source: Floor

  16. 23 September 1982

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

    Source: IntroReferral

  17. 27 September 1982

    Committee

    Committee on Finance requested executive comment from OMB; Treasury Department.

    Source: Committee

  18. 28 September 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

    Source: Committee

  19. 1 October 1982

    Floor

    Considered by Senate.

    Source: Floor

  20. 1 October 1982

    Passed

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments and an amendment to the Title by Voice Vote.

    Source: Floor

  21. 1 October 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-646.

    Source: Committee

  22. 1 October 1982

    Reported

    Committee on Finance. Reported to Senate by Senator Dole with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 97-646.

    Source: Committee

  23. 1 October 1982

    Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 934.

    Source: Calendars

  24. 13 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  25. 13 December 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Concurred, in Senate Amendments , with Amendments.

    Source: NotUsed

  26. 17 December 1982

    Passed

    Senate disagreed to the amendment of the House to the Senate amendment to the text. By Unanimous Consent.

    Source: Floor

  27. 17 December 1982

    Passed

    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate disagreed to the amendment of the House to the Senate amendment to the text. By Unanimous Consent.

    Source: NotUsed

  28. 17 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Senate requests a conference. Appoints conferees. Dole; Packwood; Wallop; Long; Byrd, of VA.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  29. 18 December 1982

    Passed

    House Agreed to Request for Conference and Speaker Appointed Conferees: Rostenkowski, Gibbons, Pickle, Duncan, Frenzel.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  30. 18 December 1982

    NotUsed

    Resolving differences -- House actions: House Insisted on its Amendments to the Senate Amendment.

    Source: NotUsed

  31. 18 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    House Insisted on its Amendments to the Senate Amendment.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  32. 21 December 1982

    Passed

    House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  33. 21 December 1982

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in House: House Agreed to Conference Report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  34. 21 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference Report 97-984 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  35. 21 December 1982

    ResolvingDifferences

    Conference report filed: Conference Report 97-984 Filed in House.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  36. 21 December 1982

    Passed

    Conferees Agreed to File Conference Report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  37. 21 December 1982

    Passed

    Conference committee actions: Conferees Agreed to File Conference Report.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  38. 22 December 1982

    Passed

    Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  39. 22 December 1982

    Passed

    Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.

    Source: ResolvingDifferences

  40. 3 January 1983

    Floor

    Presented to President.

    Source: Floor

  41. 3 January 1983

    President

    Presented to President.

    Source: President

  42. 3 January 1983

    Floor

    Measure Signed in Senate.

    Source: Floor

  43. 14 January 1983

    Became law

    Became Public Law No: 97-473.

    Source: President

  44. 14 January 1983

    Became law

    Signed by President.

    Source: BecameLaw

  45. 14 January 1983

    President

    Signed by President.

    Source: President

Votes

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Documents

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Public Law (PDF)

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  • Public Law (PDF)

    Public Law · EN · 15 January 1983

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  • Conference report filed in House

    summary · EN · 21 December 1982

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  • House agreed to Senate amendment with amendment

    summary · EN · 13 December 1982

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  • Passed Senate amended

    summary · EN · 1 October 1982

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  • Reported to Senate with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 1 October 1982

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  • Passed House amended

    summary · EN · 20 September 1982

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  • Reported to House with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 16 September 1982

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  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 8 February 1982

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