H.R. 5898

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5898 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5898

To amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain damages from 
gross income.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 31, 2025

Mr. Van Drew introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain damages from 
gross income.

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 ``Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and 
Settlements Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. CAMP LEJEUNE JUSTICE ACT DAMAGES EXCLUDED FROM GROSS INCOME.

(a) In General.--Section 104(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended--
(1) in paragraph 5, by striking ``and'' at the end,
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7), and
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
paragraph:
``(6) the amount of any damages received in an action 
brought pursuant to the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022; 
and''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to damages received after the date of enactment of this Act.
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