To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.
Latest action · Oct 25, 2023 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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.
- IntroducedOct 19, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill excludes from gross income, for income tax purposes, compensation of members of the Armed Forces performing services in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad on the same basis as if such services had been performed in a combat zone.
Cosponsors 19
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 19, 2023 to Nov 21, 2024; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-GA | Austin Scott | Original | Oct 19, 2023 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Oct 19, 2023 |
| D-CA | Salud O. Carbajal | Original | Oct 19, 2023 |
| R-MS | Trent Kelly | Original | Oct 19, 2023 |
| R-GU | James C. Moylan | Oct 26, 2023 | |
| D-IN | André Carson | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Nov 1, 2023 | |
| R-NY | Claudia Tenney | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| D-TX | Marc A. Veasey | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| R-GA | Richard McCormick | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Ronny Jackson | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Nov 7, 2023 | |
| R-VA | Jennifer A. Kiggans | Nov 29, 2023 | |
| D-PA | Christopher R. Deluzio | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-CA | Ro Khanna | Apr 9, 2024 | |
| D-NJ | Donald Norcross | Apr 30, 2024 | |
| R-NY | Nick LaLota | May 24, 2024 | |
| R-IN | James R. Baird | Nov 21, 2024 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Oct 25, 2023 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2023Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Oct 19, 2023Introduced in House
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 172, October 19, 2023, page H5033.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3101 | A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone. | Identical bill | Oct 19, 2023 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 25, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
