Sinai Service Recognition Act
Latest action · Mar 23, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1975)
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 23, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Sinai Service Recognition Act
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a qualified hazardous duty area to be treated in the same manner as a combat zone for certain tax provisions.
A "qualified hazardous duty area" is the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt if a member of the Armed Forces performs services in such location that qualify for special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger.
The requirement applies to specified tax provisions relating to:
- the special rule where a deceased spouse was in missing status;
- the exclusion from gross income of certain combat pay of members of the Armed Forces;
- income taxes of members of the Armed Forces on death;
- combat zone-related deaths of members of the Armed Forces;
- the definition of wages relating to combat pay for members of the Armed Forces;
- the taxation of phone service originating from a combat zone from members of the Armed Forces;
- joint tax returns where an individual is in missing status; and
- additional time for individuals serving in combat zones to file returns, pay taxes, and perform other specified acts.
Cosponsors 2
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 23, 2017 to May 10, 2017, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Amy Klobuchar | Original | Mar 23, 2017 |
| D-MA | Elizabeth Warren | May 10, 2017 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2017Introduced in Senate
- Mar 23, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1975)
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1 | An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. | Related bill | Nov 28, 2017 |
| HR 2138 | Sinai Service Recognition Act | Identical bill | Apr 25, 2017 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
- Egypt
- Employment taxes
- Income tax exclusion
- Marriage and family status
- Middle East
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Sales and excise taxes
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Taxation
- Telephone and wireless communication
- Transfer and inheritance taxes
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 23, 2017Introduced in Senate
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