# 119-hr-6362: Tax Fairness for Abuse Survivors Act

119-hr-6362, Tax Fairness for Abuse Survivors Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6362
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tax Fairness for Abuse Survivors Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-12-02
- Sponsor: Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Protects survivors of domestic violence from joint tax blame.** This bill would create a way for a spouse who was abused to seek relief from tax, interest, and penalties that come from another spouse's erroneous items on a joint return. - Survivors and families: A requesting spouse could be relieved of tax, interest, and penalties to the extent an understatement on a joint return is attributable to the other spouse. They may submit evidence of domestic violence or abuse and, if they do, get a default presumption that fear or duress caused their failure to challenge the understatement. - Nonrequesting (other) spouse: The bill makes clear the tax attributable to the nonrequesting spouse's erroneous items remains their responsibility and is not shifted to the requesting spouse. - IRS and procedures: Section 6015 would be amended and regulations required so notices do not disclose the abuse claim and so relief requests and notice procedures conform to the new protections.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Joint tax relief for abuse survivors: benefit, medium. If enacted, this would let a spouse who filed a joint return ask the IRS to remove tax, interest, and penalties caused by the other spouse’s understatement. You would need to show you or a family member were victims of domestic violence by the other spouse. You must also show either you did not kno…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act
- 119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act
- 119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-6362 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6362)

## Related
- [119-hr-4706: Protecting Our Farms and Homes from China Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4706)
- [119-hr-3756: FISH Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3756)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
- [119-hr-5457: Strengthening Agency Management and Oversight of Software Assets Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5457)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-740: Veterans’ ACCESS Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-740)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6362 (as of 2026-04-21).