H.R. 5946 · 114th Congress
United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016
Law · 114-239 · Oct 7, 2016Key: what the circles and colors mean
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12 cosponsors · 2 D, 10 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- House Introduced Sep 7, 2016
- House Passed Sep 22, 2016 415–1
- Senate Passed Sep 29, 2016
- President To the President Oct 3, 2016
- President Signed Oct 7, 2016
- Law Oct 7, 2016
United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Oct 7, 2016
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 20, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016
(Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, the value of any medal awarded or prize money received from the U.S. Olympic Committee on account of competition in the Olympic Games or Paralympic Games. The exclusion does not apply to a taxpayer for any year in which the taxpayer's adjusted gross income exceeds $1 million, or half of that amount in the case of a married individual filing a separate return.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act of 2016
Also known as: United States Appreciation for Olympians and Paralympians Act
Latest action (Oct 7, 2016): Became Public Law No: 114-239.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 7, 2016
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- House Introduced Sep 7, 2016
- House Passed Sep 22, 2016 415–1
- Senate Passed Sep 29, 2016
- President To the President Oct 3, 2016
- President Signed Oct 7, 2016
- Law Oct 7, 2016
Final vote · House · Sep 22, 2016
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Paul D. Ryan