H.R. 2157 · 119th Congress
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall…
Full title
To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Kenya, 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.
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Fitzpatrick15 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
This bill treats Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad as combat zones for purposes of determining eligibility for certain federal tax benefits available to members of the U.S. Armed Forces. (Conditions apply.)
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Mar 14, 2025
This bill treats Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad as combat zones for purposes of determining eligibility for certain federal tax benefits available to members of the U.S. Armed Forces. (Conditions apply.)
Specifically, under the bill, a qualified hazardous duty area is treated as a combat zone for purposes of
- determining the filing status of an individual whose spouse is missing in action;
- excluding compensation received by a member of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone from gross income and wages subject to withholding;
- forgiving the income tax liability of a member of the Armed Forces who dies in a combat zone;
- certain estate tax rules applicable to a member of the Armed Forces who dies in a combat zone or as a result of an injury, wound, or disease suffered while in a combat zone;
- the exemption from the federal excise tax imposed on certain telephone services for telephone calls originating from a combat zone by a member of the Armed Forces; and
- postponing certain federal tax deadlines (e.g., filing a tax return, paying taxes, and claiming a tax refund) for a member of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone.
The bill defines a qualified hazardous duty area as Kenya, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad if any member of the U.S. Armed Forces is entitled to special pay (e.g., hostile fire pay and imminent danger pay) for services performed in such locations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
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Official title: To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Kenya, 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 (Mar 14, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Policy area: Taxation · Origin: House · Introduced: Mar 14, 2025
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.