,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddie  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #cj1       
#bjag,mr4 ,buck 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,jody
 ,b4 ,hice of ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,garrett1  
,mr4 ,taylor1 ,mr4 ,pearce1 ,mr4        
,johnson of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,brat1 ,mr4
 ,meadows1 and ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick7       
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    
deny as a trade or business expense     
deduction amounts paid or incurred in   
connection with the settlement of a     
sexual harassment or sexual assault     
claim4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may 
be cited as the ,settlement ,tax        
,deductions are ,over for ,predators    
,act or the ,,stop ,act4  #b4 ,denial of
 deduction for sexual harassment        
settlements  7a7 ,in general ,section   
#afb7;f7 is amended--  7#a7 by striking 
and penalties and all that follows      
through under subsection 7a7 for any    

fine and inserting the following3 1     
penalties1 and other amounts4--,no      
deduction shall be allowed under        
subsection 7a7 for any of the following3
 7#a7 ,any fine  1 and  7#b7 by adding  
at the end the following new paragraph3 
7#b7 ,any amount paid or incurred on    
account of a judgment or settlement     
7whether by suit or agreement and       
whether as lump sum or periodic         
payments7 originating from1 or to       
require the non-disclosure of or        
otherwise prevent1 a claim or accusation
 of--  7,a7 that which would constitute 
an offense under chapter #aji;,a of     
title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code1 or    
7,b7 sexual harassment 7including       
unwelcome sexual advances1 requests for 
sexual favors1 or other verbal or       
physical harassment of a sexual nature74
  ,the preceding sentence shall include 
any amount paid or incurred in          
connection with negotiating or settling 
an amount described therein4  4  7b7    
,effective date ,the amendments made by 

this section shall apply to amounts paid
 or incurred after the date of the      
enactment of this ,act4