{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gwenmoore.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5924", "Representative Gwen Moore Applauds House Passage of Her Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act", "2026-04-27", "2026", "2026-04", "Democrat", "House", "WI", "Gwen Moore", "M001160", "gwenmoore.house.gov", "gwenmoore", "https://gwenmoore.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27", "scraper", "Today, during Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the House voted overwhelmingly to pass Rep. Moore\u2019s Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act. This legislation, co-led with Rep. Lloyd Smucker, will amend the nation\u2019s tax code to ensure survivors of sexual abuse and unwanted and illegal sexual contact do not have to pay taxes on settlement income when they prevail legally against their abuser.\n\n\u201cI am beyond thrilled that the House passed the Survivor Justice Tax Prevention Act. As we recognize Sexual Assault Awareness Month, it is a timely moment to advance this legislation. I thank Rep. Smucker for his partnership on this bipartisan bill. This marks a major step toward securing tax parity for survivors of abuse,\u201d said Rep. Gwen Moore (WI-04).\n\n\u201cThank you to my House colleagues for supporting this commonsense bill that ensures survivors of sexual assault receive justice\u2014not a tax bill from the IRS,\u201d said Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11). \u201cI am proud to have worked with Rep. Moore to provide survivors the justice, dignity, and support they deserve. Physical injury doesn\u2019t always reflect the unimaginable trauma survivors endure, and it shouldn\u2019t be required for them to receive the compensation they deserve. I urge my Senate colleagues to take up this meaningful measure and stand with survivors.\u201d\n\nUnder current law, damages awarded for personal physical injuries or physical sickness are excluded from gross income for federal tax purposes. However, to qualify for this exemption, the IRS requires evidence of a \u201cphysical injury,\u201d interpreting the law as requiring visible harm \u2013such as bruising, cuts, or bleeding. This \u201cobservable harm\u201d standard can be especially difficult and unjust in cases of sexual assault or sexual contact, where such physical injuries may not be visible or may have already healed.", 1, "2026-04-28T06:05:12Z", "2026-04-28T06:07:17Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://gwenmoore.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=5924"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.0049091652035713, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}