119th Congress · introduced in the House · Feb 13, 2025
Tax Fairness for Survivors Act
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Latest action (Feb 13, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Feb 13, 2025)
Tax Fairness for Survivors Act
This bill excludes certain payments related to sexual assault or sexual harassment claims from gross income for federal tax purposes.
Specifically, the bill excludes from gross income amounts received by an individual from a judgment, award, or settlement of a claim (including backpay, frontpay, punitive damages, attorney’s fees, or any payments made to release, resolve, or settle a claim) related to sexual harassment or a nonconsensual sexual act or sexual contact. Further, under the bill, such amounts are not wages or compensation and, thus, not subject to certain payroll taxes (Social Security, railroad retirement, and unemployment insurance).
Under current law, amounts received from a judgment, award or settlement of a claim may be excluded from gross income if attributable to a personal physical injury or physical sickness. However, under current law, compensatory and other amounts received from a judgment, award or settlement unrelated to a personal physical injury or physical sickness generally are included in gross income. (Some exceptions apply.)
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,580,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. General lobbying with regard to tax reform. S. 584 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. H.R. 1306 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. S. 1281 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 3512 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 6699 End Double Ta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,840,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. General lobbying with regard to tax reform. S. 584 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. H.R. 1306 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. S. 1281 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 3512 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 6699 End Double Ta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,480,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. General lobbying with regard to tax reform. S. 584 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. H.R. 1306 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. S. 1281 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 3512 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 6699 End Double Ta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 20, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,770,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. General lobbying with regard to tax reform. S. 584 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. H.R. 1306 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. S. 1281 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 3512 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 6699 End Double Ta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,360,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. General lobbying with regard to tax reform. S. 584 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. H.R. 1306 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. S. 1281 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 3512 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 6699 End Double Ta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · amended · posted Sep 16, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,400,000
Spent on own lobbying
…n wildfire damages and to exclude from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. General lobbying with regard to tax reform. S. 584, H.R. 1306 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE · lobbying firm or registrant: AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$1,370,000
Spent on own lobbying
…de from gross income settlement funds received with respect to such damages. General lobbying with regard to tax reform. S. 584 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. H.R. 1306 Tax Fairness for Survivors Act. S. 1281 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 3512 Tackling Predatory Litigation Funding Act. H.R. 6699 End Double Ta…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing