# 114-hr-3550: Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2015

114-hr-3550, Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2015, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by JOHN LEWIS (D-GA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-3550
- Congress: 114
- Title: Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2015
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2015-09-17
- Sponsor: JOHN LEWIS (D-GA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Civil Justice Tax Fairness Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow: (1) an exclusion from gross income for amounts received on account of a judgment or settlement resulting from a claim of unlawful discrimination, (2) income averaging for backpay and frontpay amounts received from such claims, and (3) an exemption from the alternative minimum tax (AMT) for any tax benefit resulting from the income averaging of amounts received from an unlawful discrimination claim.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2015-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2016-05-26T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-3550 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3550)

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- [114-hr-5283: DUE PROCESS Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5283)
- [114-hr-5067: Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5067)
- [114-hr-4919: Kevin and Avonte's Law of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4919)
- [114-hr-3706: Reach Every Mother and Child Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3706)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3550 (as of 2025-11-18).