,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cehc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bh1 #bjag,mr4 
,ellison introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend  
the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf to
 allow an above-the-line deduction for  
attorney fees and costs in connection   
with civil claim awards4  #a4           
,above-the-line deduction for attorney  
fees and costs in connection with civil 
claim awards  7a7 ,in general ,paragraph
 7#bj7 of section #fb7;a7 of the        
,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf is    
amended by inserting any civil action1  
including after in connection with4  7b7
 ,effective date ,the amendment made by 
this section shall apply to attorney    
fees and court costs paid during taxable
 years ending after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act with respect to  
any judgment or settlement occurring    
during such taxable years4