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Committee advances House child‑support language tied to gambling winnings; amendment reported
Summary
A committee adopted a strike‑all amendment inserting Senate language on child support vetted by the Department of Human Services and reported a House bill after a voice vote; the amendment targets gambling winnings already reported to the IRS to help locate owed child support.
Unidentified Speaker told the committee it had a "strike all amendment to put in the senate language" on a child‑support measure and said that language "has been, vetted by the Department of Human Services regarding child support." The speaker described the policy change as aimed at certain gambling "winnings for which the industry is already preparing a document that is reported to the IRS," telling members the change should help find parents who owe support. "There's…
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