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Redirecting Recovery Rebates from Inmates to Crime Victims

This bill aims to change the rules for 2021 recovery rebates, ensuring that individuals in prison do not receive these funds. Instead, these amounts will be redirected to the Crime Victims Fund to compensate victims. This means taxpayer money previously allocated to inmates will now support those affected by crime.
Key points
Individuals in prison will not receive 2021 recovery rebates.
Funds previously allocated to inmates will be transferred to the Crime Victims Fund.
Money from the Crime Victims Fund will be used to pay restitution to crime victims.
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Additional Information
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that the 2021 recovery rebates as provided for in the American Rescue Plan Act are not provided to prison inmates and that such sums shall be redirected to the Department of Justice to be paid out in the form of restitution to compensate victims of crime.
Print number: S 928
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX]
Process start date: 2021-03-23