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Senate bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Stop Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act of 2025

S. 655Introduced Feb 20, 2025Policy area: Taxation

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to postpone tax deadlines and reimburse paid late fees for United States nationals who are unlawfully or wrongfully detained or held hostage abroad, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Sen. Christopher Coons D-DE
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 20, 2025 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

9 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 3 Democrats

6 of 9 cosponsors (67%) are from the other party.

Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Susan Collins (R-ME), John Fetterman (D-PA), David McCormick (R-PA), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Rick Scott (R-FL), Thomas Tillis (R-NC), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Christopher Coons.

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Sponsor’s state and district

Delaware in Congress

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.