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S. 3246

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 3246, the Service Members Tax Relief Act, was introduced in the Senate on Nov 20, 2025 by Sen. Pete Ricketts (R). It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 3246 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb3246/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S3246 IS: Service Members Tax Relief Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-11-20
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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.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3246  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   November 20, 2025   Mr. Ricketts  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Finance    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain income of active or reserve service members from tax.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Service Members Tax Relief Act  .
2.
Exemption from income tax for uniformed service members
(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 139L the following new section:
139M.
Certain income earned by uniformed service members
(a)
In general
Gross income shall not include any compensation received by an individual in connection with such individual’s service during the taxable year as an active or reserve member of the Uniformed Services of the United States.
(b)
Exclusion of retirement income
For purposes of this section, the term  compensation  does not include any pension or retirement pay.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139L the following new item:
Sec. 139M. Certain income earned by uniformed service members.
  .
(c)
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to income earned in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-20
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain income of active or reserve service members from tax.

Sponsors

Sen. Pete Ricketts (R) sponsors S. 3246 alone.

Pete Ricketts

Sen. · R–NE · Sponsor

Committees

S. 3246 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 3246 has taken 2 actions since Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Nov 20, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 3246 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 3246, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 3246 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Service Members Tax Relief Act — Display Title
  • Service Members Tax Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain income of active or reserve service members from tax. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3246 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3246’s is Taxation.

s3246/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