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Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2001

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Congressional Summary of S 917

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2001 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income amounts received by a claimant on account of claims based on unlawful discrimination (as defined). Permits income averaging for backpay and frontpay awards received on account of such claims.

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Current Status of Bill S 917

Bill S 917 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since May 21, 2001. Bill S 917 was introduced during Congress 107 and was introduced to the Senate on May 21, 2001.  Bill S 917's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. as of May 21, 2001

Bipartisan Support of Bill S 917

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
0
Republican Sponsors
1
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
48
Democrat Cosponsors
31
Republican Cosponsors
17
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 917

Primary Policy Focus

Taxation

Potential Impact Areas

- Accounting
- Age discrimination
- Age discrimination in employment
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Congress
- Congressional employees
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Crimes against women
- Damages
- Disabled
- Disciplining of employees
- Discrimination
- Discrimination against the disabled
- Discrimination in education
- Discrimination in employment
- Dislocated workers
- Dismissal of employees
- Education
- Elementary and secondary education
- Employee rights
- Employment of the disabled
- Finance and Financial Sector
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Housing and Community Development
- Housing discrimination
- Income tax
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Minimum tax
- Minorities
- Personal income tax
- Racial discrimination
- Sex discrimination
- Sex discrimination against women
- Sex discrimination in education
- Sex discrimination in employment
- Social Welfare
- Tax administration
- Tax deductions
- Tax exclusion
- Unfair labor practices
- Wage restitution
- Whistle blowing
- Women

Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 917

Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2001
A bill 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.
Civil Rights Tax Relief Act of 2001

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