Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009
Latest action · Jun 25, 2009 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2009
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
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.
Cosponsors 37
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2009 to Sep 29, 2010; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WI | F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2009 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-NV | Shelley Berkley | Jul 30, 2009 | |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | Oct 6, 2009 | |
| R-OH | Jean Schmidt | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Oct 13, 2009 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Oct 28, 2009 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-TX | Charles A. Gonzalez | Oct 29, 2009 | |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Nov 6, 2009 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Dec 1, 2009 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Dec 3, 2009 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 9, 2010 | |
| R-IL | Aaron Schock | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Phil Hare | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| R-OH | Steve Austria | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| R-OH | Steven C. LaTourette | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Apr 28, 2010 | |
| R-KY | Harold Rogers | Apr 29, 2010 | |
| D-IL | Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. | May 6, 2010 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | May 12, 2010 | |
| D-IN | Brad Ellsworth | May 13, 2010 | |
| D-NJ | Frank Pallone, Jr. | May 13, 2010 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | May 24, 2010 | |
| D-CT | Joe Courtney | Jun 24, 2010 | |
| D-IA | David Loebsack | Sep 16, 2010 | |
| D-VA | Gerald E. Connolly | Sep 16, 2010 | |
| R-MI | Vernon J. Ehlers | Sep 16, 2010 | |
| D-OH | Steve Driehaus | Sep 29, 2010 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2009 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2009Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1360 | Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009 | Related bill | Jun 25, 2009 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income amounts received on account of claims based on certain unlawful discrimination and to allow income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2009
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2009Introduced in House
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