HR 5898 · 119th Congress

Lejeune Untaxed Compensation and Settlements Act of 2025

This bill makes sure that people who receive money from lawsuits related to Camp Lejeune don't have to pay federal income taxes on those damages. Camp Lejeune is a Marine Corps base in North Carolina where contaminated drinking water exposed thousands of military families to harmful chemicals. In 2022, Congress pass…

Sponsor

Van Drew, Jefferson (R-New Jersey)

Introduced

2025-10-31

Policy area

Taxation

Latest action

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.