Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2015
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What it doesSummary introduced in house (Jul 16, 2015)
Wrongful Convictions Tax Relief Act of 2015
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a wrongfully incarcerated individual an exclusion from gross income for civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards received as compensation for a wrongful incarceration. Defines "wrongfully incarcerated individual" as: (1) an individual who was convicted of a criminal offense under federal or state law, who served all or part of a sentence of imprisonment relating to such offense, and who was pardoned, granted clemency, or granted amnesty because of actual innocence of the offense; or (2) an individual for whom the conviction for such offense was reversed or vacated and for whom the indictment, information, or other accusatory instrument for such offense was dismissed or who was found not guilty at a new trial after the conviction was reversed or vacated.
What just happenedJul 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Who’s behind it
- Introduced in HouseJul 16, 2015
- Jul 16, 2015IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Ways and Means Committee - Jul 16, 2015IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2015IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House