Amendment · S.Amdt. 2695· Senate(119-SAMDT-2695)

S.Amdt. 2695

Age: 60 years

New York

Introduced: 6/30/2025
Sponsored by: Kirsten Gillibrand
Cosponsors: None

Changes bill: 119-HR-1 — One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Introduced
Pending Consideration
Failed

This amendment was never taken up, and the bill finished without it. It was never voted on.

What this amendment would do

Mrs. Gillibrand submitted amendment SA 2695 to the bill H.R. 1. The purpose of this amendment is to exempt certain payments from federal income taxation.

Specifically, the amendment aims to add a new section to the tax code stating that an individual's gross income does not include any amounts received as a judgment, award, or settlement relating to sexual assault or sexual harassment claims. This includes lump sums or periodic payments for back pay, front pay, punitive damages, or payments made to release, resolve, settle, or litigate claims.

Additionally, the amendment aims to exclude these same amounts from Social Security taxes, Railroad Retirement taxes, unemployment taxes, and wage withholding.