Posts - Bill - HR 5898 Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025
house 10/31/2025 - 119th Congress
We are working to ensure that any compensation or settlements received under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 are not taxed as income. This legislation aims to provide financial relief to those affected by excluding these damages from gross income.
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HR 5898 - Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025
Views
left-leaning 10/31/2025
Tax breaks for victims? About time we put people over profits in this country’s messed-up tax code.
moderate 10/31/2025
Excluding these damages from income sounds fair, but let’s make sure it doesn’t open a floodgate for abuses.
left-leaning 10/31/2025
Finally, a win for working-class families stuck drowning in medical bills—justice shouldn't come with a tax penalty.
moderate 10/31/2025
Justice payouts are compensation, not income—excluding them makes sense on paper and in practice.
right-leaning 10/31/2025
Tax cuts are great, but exempting every damage payout? That's a slippery slope waiting for tax loopholes.
left-leaning 10/31/2025
If you poisoned by your government, the least they can do is not double-dip by taxing your rightful compensation.
right-leaning 10/31/2025
The government’s generosity shouldn’t come from skipping taxes—everyone needs skin in the game.
moderate 10/31/2025
This bill strikes a balance; you shouldn’t be punished for getting what’s owed after a government mistake.
right-leaning 10/31/2025
If you get a payout, you pay your fair share; otherwise, this just encourages frivolous lawsuits.