End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act
Latest action · Jul 16, 2021 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.
- IntroducedJul 16, 2021
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act
This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs in connection with a claim of a consumer protection violation.
Cosponsors 60
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2021 to Dec 20, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Sep 17, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-MD | Jamie Raskin | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-TX | Lloyd Doggett | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Suzanne Bonamici | Sep 30, 2021 | |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-MA | Jake Auchincloss | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-WA | Pramila Jayapal | Oct 22, 2021 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-AL | Terri A. Sewell | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Dec 2, 2021 | |
| D-IL | Bobby L. Rush | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Mondaire Jones | Jan 6, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Dwight Evans | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Jan 19, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Brenda L. Lawrence | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Ilhan Omar | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-MD | Kweisi Mfume | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Feb 1, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Bonnie Watson Coleman | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne, Jr. | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-VA | Donald S. Beyer, Jr. | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Jesús G. "Chuy" García | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Kathy Castor | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Nanette Diaz Barragán | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-LA | Troy A. Carter | Feb 18, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Lucille Roybal-Allard | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Marilyn Strickland | Feb 28, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Adriano Espaillat | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| D-PA | Brendan F. Boyle | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Vicente Gonzalez | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Mar 18, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Bradley Scott Schneider | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| D-CO | Joe Neguse | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Judy Chu | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Pete Aguilar | Apr 4, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| D-DE | Lisa Blunt Rochester | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 28, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | May 10, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Lori Trahan | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-VI | Stacey E. Plaskett | Jun 14, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Jul 13, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Aug 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Katie Porter | Aug 12, 2022 | |
| D-MN | Angie Craig | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-WA | Suzan K. DelBene | Sep 15, 2022 | |
| D-GA | Nikema Williams | Dec 20, 2022 |
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 Jul 16, 2021 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2021Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 125, July 16, 2021, page H3633.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 766 | End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act | Identical bill | Mar 16, 2021 |
| HR 6699 | End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 11, 2023 |
| HR 7171 | End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act | Reintroduction of | Jun 11, 2020 |
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 allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with consumer claim awards.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 16, 2021Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
