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H.R. 5898

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 5898, the Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Oct 31, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Oct 31, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 5898 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb5898/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 5898 IH: Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-10-31
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 5898  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   October 31, 2025   Mr. Van Drew  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain damages from gross income.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-10-31
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) sponsors H.R. 5898 alone.

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 5898 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Oct 31, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 5898 has taken 2 actions since Oct 31, 2025.

ChamberAction
Oct 31, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Oct 31, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 5898 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 5898 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code to exclude certain damages from gross income. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 5898 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 5898’s is Taxation.

hr5898/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com