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H.R. 823

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 823, the Heroes’ Tax Exemption Act of 2025, was introduced in the House on Jan 28, 2025 by Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R). It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Jan 28, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 823 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb823/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 823 IH: Heroes’ Tax Exemption Act of 2025
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-28
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 823  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 28, 2025   Mr. Van Drew  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt servicemembers from the income tax.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Heroes’ Tax Exemption Act of 2025  .
2.
Exemption from income tax for servicemembers
(a)
In general
Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139I the following new section:
139J.
Income earned by servicemembers
Gross income shall not include any amount earned by an active duty member of the Armed Forces.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139I the following new item:
Sec. 139J. Income earned by servicemembers.
  .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to income earned after the second October 1 occurring after date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-01-28
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jan 28, 2025

hb823/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (01/28/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Jeff Van Drew (R) sponsors H.R. 823 alone.

Jeff Van Drew

Rep. · R–NJ-2 · Sponsor

Committees

H.R. 823 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Jan 28, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 823 has taken 2 actions since Jan 28, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jan 28, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jan 28, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 823 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 823 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Heroes’ Tax Exemption Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Heroes’ Tax Exemption Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt servicemembers from the income tax. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 823 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 823’s is Taxation.

hr823/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com