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Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income mandatory restitution or civil damages received as recompense for trafficking in persons.

Introduced Nov 20, 2025

Latest action (Nov 20, 2025) Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Referred to
Ways and Means Committee
Policy area
Taxation
Issues
Criminal JusticeEconomy & Taxes

Summary
  • Excludes from federal income taxation any restitution, civil damages, or other monetary awards received by human trafficking survivors.
  • Applies to restitution imposed under federal criminal law and to damages awarded in civil lawsuits related to human trafficking.
  • Becomes effective for taxable years beginning after the date of enactment of the bill.

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Bradley Scott Schneider’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • MESIROW FINANCIAL $16,950
  • Employer not reported $16,300
  • PARAGON BIOSCIENCES $12,600
  • KIRKLAND & ELLIS LLP $11,900
  • VERNON & PARK CAPITAL $9,900

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bradley Scott Schneider → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Nov 20, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
  2. Nov 20, 2025 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 3261 — Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 91%
  • HR 1379 — Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025 · Introduced Feb 14, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 1306 — Tax Fairness for Survivors Act · Introduced Feb 13, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • S 2255 — Trafficking Survivors Relief Act of 2025 · Introduced Jul 10, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 4929 — Enduring Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act · Introduced Aug 8, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 4323 — Trafficking Survivors Relief Act · Became Law Jan 23, 2026 · Cong. 119 61%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Nov 20, 2025

Only one text version is on file, so there’s no earlier version to compare against yet.

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

November 20, 2025

Mr. Schneider (for himself, Mr. Arrington, Ms. Sewell, and Mr. Moore of Utah) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income mandatory restitution or civil damages received as recompense for trafficking in persons.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the “Human Trafficking Survivor Tax Relief Act”.

SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF RESTITUTION AND CIVIL DAMAGES AWARDED UNDER SECTIONS 1593 AND 1595 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE.

(a) In General.—Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting before section 140 the following new section:

“SEC. 139M. CERTAIN AMOUNT RECEIVED AS RESTITUTION OR CIVIL DAMAGES AS RECOMPENSE FOR TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS.

“Gross income shall not include any civil damages, restitution, or other monetary award (including compensatory or statutory damages and restitution imposed in a criminal matter) awarded—

“(1) pursuant to an order of restitution under section 1593 of title 18, United States Code, or

“(2) in an action under section 1595 of title 18, United States Code.”.

(b) Conforming Amendment.—The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting before the item relating to section 140 the following new item:

“Sec. 139M. Certain amount received as restitution or civil damages as recompense for trafficking in persons.”.

(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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