To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for certain payments relating to defamation suits.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for certain payments relating to defamation suits., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers. The main policy domain is Finance, Immigration, Criminal Justice.
Who Benefits and How
financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, financial institutions, investors, and borrowers may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Denying Expenditures for False Accusations with Malicious Effect (DEFAME) Act.
- Section id0fec5bbb9bb74c3ab84940d885137956: 2. Disallowance of deduction for certain payments relating to defamation suits Section 162 is amended by inserting after subsection (h) the following new...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for certain payments relating to defamation suits., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Key Policy Areas
Finance, Immigration, Criminal Justice
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disallow deductions for certain payments relating to defamation suits., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting financial institutions, investors, and borrowers.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- financial institutions, investors, and borrowers
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Whitehouse introduced the following bill; which was read twice …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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