# 117-hr-8619: No Tax Deductions for Workplace Harasser Buyouts Act

117-hr-8619, No Tax Deductions for Workplace Harasser Buyouts Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-8619
- Congress: 117
- Title: No Tax Deductions for Workplace Harasser Buyouts Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2022-07-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

No Tax Deductions for Workplace Harasser Buyouts Act This bill modifies the tax deduction for trade or business expenses to deny a deduction for payments made to any employee in connection with the termination of employment if a factor in the termination was sexual assault, sexual harassment, sexual misconduct, or workplace harassment based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, or other specified factors.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jones, Mondaire [D-NY-17] (D-NY), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pocan, Mark [D-WI-2] (D-WI), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] (D-WA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Takano, Mark [D-CA-39] (D-CA), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] (D-NV), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2022-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2022-08-12T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022
- 117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act
- 117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act
- 117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust

## Sources
- [117-hr-8619 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8619)

## Related
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- [117-hr-6860: Latonya Reeves Freedom Act of 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6860)
- [117-hr-6117: PrEP Access and Coverage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6117)
- [117-hr-6015: Benjamin Berell Ferencz Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6015)
- [117-hr-6005: Access to Birth Control Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-6005)
- [117-hr-5723: Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-5723)
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