A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates convicted of rape and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime.

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Bill Number

S 930

Introduced

Mar 23, 2021

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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Cardiovascular and respiratory health Correctional facilities and imprisonment Crime victims Emergency medical services and trauma care Government trust funds Income tax credits Infectious and parasitic diseases Sex offenses Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation

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Summary

This bill prohibits the payment of a recovery rebate in 2021 to a prisoner convicted or confined for a rape offense under federal or state law. The bill requires that such rebates be paid to the Crime Victims Fund to compensate crime victims.

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Mar 23, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 23, 2021

Introduced in Senate

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