Savings for Servicemembers Act
Latest action · Mar 21, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 21, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Savings for Servicemembers Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce from 100 miles to 50 miles the distance from home requirement for the tax deduction for the travel expenses of a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 21, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| R-NC | Thom Tillis | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
| D-VA | Tim Kaine | Original | Mar 21, 2017 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Finance Committee | Referred Mar 21, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 21, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel expenses.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Savings for Servicemembers Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 21, 2017Introduced in Senate
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