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Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025

H.R. 5898 · 119th Congress · Oct 31, 2025 · Lineage

A BILL

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

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.