# 114-hr-6438: To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.

114-hr-6438, To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals., is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by SAM JOHNSON (R-TX); status Received in the Senate. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-6438
- Congress: 114
- Title: To extend the waiver of limitations with respect to excluding from gross income amounts received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.
- Status: Received in the Senate.
- Introduced: 2016-12-05
- Sponsor: SAM JOHNSON (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

This bill amends the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes Act of 2015 to extend the waiver of limitations on credits or refunds related to the exclusion from gross income of certain civil damages, restitution, or other monetary awards received by wrongfully incarcerated individuals.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2016-12-05T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-6438 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6438)

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