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H.R. 6300

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Stopping Abortion Bounties Act
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Committee
Latest Action · December 16, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Congress
117th (2021–2023)
Introduced
December 16, 2021
Cosponsors (11)
11D 0R
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Stopping Abortion Bounties Act This bill imposes a 100% tax on amounts received as statutory damages under a state bounty statute. A bounty statute is a statute that authorizes a person to file a civil action and collect damages for assisting another person in exercising the right to have an abortion. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to award a grant to any person who pays or incurs amounts under a court order resulting from a suit filed under a bounty statute, including the amount paid or incurred as statutory damages and reasonable attorney's fees.

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