To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards.

3.0.0 3583 2023-01-11T13:37:13Z 2023-01-11T13:37:13Z House HR 2017-07-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 128 (Friday, July 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ELLISON:H.R. 3583.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.[Page H6579]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-28T13:13:00Z 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 N Taxation Civil actions and liability Income tax deductions Legal fees and court costs Taxation

00 2017-07-28 Introduced in House 2017-09-22T15:25:38Z This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to expand the deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs to include such fees and costs paid in connection with any legal action involving a civil claim (currently, limited to actions involving unlawful discrimination, the False Claims Act, and Medicare payments).

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards. Display Title To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an above-the-line deduction for attorney fees and costs in connection with civil claim awards. 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 civil claim awards. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3583ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3583ih.xml 2017-07-28 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.