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HR 479 103th Congress House Taxation Armed forces abroad Earnings Employment subsidies Employment tax credits Income tax Tax credits Tax returns

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that military personnel stationed outside the United States are no longer excluded from the earned income credit, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 6, 1993 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jan 6, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make members of the armed forces serving on extended active duty and stationed outside the United States eligible for the earned income credit.

What's happening now January 6, 1993

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Mar 2, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 479: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that military personnel stationed outside the United States are no longer excluded from the earned income credit, and for other purposes.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-479/
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"H.R. 479: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that military personnel stationed outside the United States are no longer excluded from the earned income credit, and for other purposes.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-479/.
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H.R. 479, 103rd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-479/.
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