S.1890: Government Settlement Transparency Act of 2005

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about taxation
  • Introduced Oct. 19, 2005
  • Latest Major Action Oct. 19, 2005

Bill Sponsor

Bill Summary

Government Settlement Transparency Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to revise the rule denying a tax deduction for fines and penalties paid to a government for the violation of any law to provide that no deduction shall be allowed for any fine or penalty paid (whether by suit, agreement, or otherwise) to, or at the direction of, a government or nongovernmental regulatory entity for a violation of law or for the investigation or...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct. 19, 2005

Introduced in the Senate by Max Baucus (D-Mont.)

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