Washington, April 27 -- Rep. Lloyd Smucker issued the following press release:
Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 2347, the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act, bipartisan legislation introduced by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) and Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04).
The Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act would amend the nation's tax code to ensure survivors of sexual abuse and unwanted, illegal sexual contact do not have to pay taxes on settlement income when they prevail legally against their abuser.
"Thank you to my House colleagues for supporting this commonsense bill that ensures survivors of sexual assault receive justice-not a tax bill from the IRS,"said Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11). "I am proud to have worked with Rep. Moore to p...