Senate Bill 928
117th Congress(2021-2022)
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.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Mar 23, 2021
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
928
Congress
117
Policy Area
Taxation
Taxation
Primary focus of measure is all aspects of income, excise, property, inheritance, and employment taxes; tax administration and collection. Measures concerning state and local finance may fall under Economics and Public Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
March 23, 2021
03/23/2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
03/23/2021
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:35 PM