HJR247 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 24, 2026

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Becky Nordgren
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Congress, olympic medals, urged to pass a bill to exempt the value of any medal or prize money awarded at an Olympic Game from taxation
Summary: HJR247 urges Congress to exempt the value of Olympic medals and prize money from federal taxation for Olympic medalists.
What This Bill Does
It is a resolution asking the U.S. Congress to pass federal legislation. If such a bill is enacted, the value of Olympic medals and any prize money received from the U.S. Olympic Committee would not be counted as taxable gross income for Olympic medalists, potentially reducing their tax burden. The resolution also notes current prize amounts and directs that copies be sent to Alabama's congressional delegation for distribution to members of Congress.

Who It Affects
U.S. Olympic medalists who win medals or prize money from competition would be affected, as the value could be exempt from federal taxes if a federal bill is enacted.
Federal lawmakers and the U.S. tax system would be affected only if federal legislation is passed to implement the exemption.

Key Provisions
Urges the U.S. Congress to pass federal legislation to exempt the value of any medal awarded in the Olympic Games to an Olympic medalist, and any prize money received by an Olympic medalist from the United States Olympic Committee on account of competition in the Olympic Games, from federal taxation as gross income.
Requests that copies of the resolution be provided to each member of the Alabama delegation for distribution to members of Congress.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.
Subjects: Resolutions, Legislative