SENATE 928117th CongressRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime.
- Last Action
- 3/23/2021
Actions
- 2021-03-23Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
- 2021-03-23Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-03-23 (00)
This bill prohibits payment of 2021 recovery rebates to prisoners, certain other inmates of publicly funded institutions, fugitives, probationers, and parolees. The bill requires that such rebates be paid instead to the Crime Victims Fund for the compensation of crime victims.
Subjects
- Cardiovascular and respiratory health
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime victims
- Emergency medical services and trauma care
- Government trust funds
- Income tax credits
- Infectious and parasitic diseases
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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