S.766: End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act

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Introduced March 16, 2021
Latest Major Action March 16, 2021
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Bill Sponsor

Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)

Bill Cosponsors

18 (All Democrats)

Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio)
Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.)
Robert Menendez (D-N.J.)
Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.)
Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.)
Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)
Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.)
Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-N.Y.)
Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.)
Tim Kaine (D-Va.)
Patty Murray (D-Wash.)
Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)
Bob Casey (D-Pa.)
Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.)
Michael Bennet (D-Colo.)
Cory Booker (D-N.J.)
Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.)

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Introduced in Senate - March 16, 2021

Bill Summary

End Double Taxation of Successful Consumer Claims Act This bill allows a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for attorney fees and court costs in connection with a claim of a consumer protection violation.

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Date	Description
March 16, 2021	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
March 16, 2021	Introduced in the Senate by Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.)

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