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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 5898

Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025

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Introduced 2025-10-31Topic: taxes · veterans military

Summary

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This bill changes the federal tax code so that money people receive as damages in lawsuits brought under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 would not count as taxable income. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act allows people to sue over exposure to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, a Marine Corps base in North Carolina. The tax exclusion would apply only to damages received after the bill becomes law.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2025-10-31HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.refer
2025-10-31Introduced in Houseintroduce
2025-10-31Introduced in Houseintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-11. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.