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HR 202 105th Congress House Taxation Crime and Law Enforcement Disabled Emergency Management Fire fighters Government Operations and Politics Health Heart diseases Hypertension Income tax Labor and Employment Law Limitation of actions Local employees Personal income tax Police State employees Survivors' benefits Tax credits Tax exclusion

To clarify the tax treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officer or firefighters.

Introduced: January 7, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Jan 7, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 7, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E54-55)
Jan 7, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treats heart disease and hypertension as personal injuries or sickness for purposes of excluding from gross income the disability benefits received by former police officers or fire fighters.

What's happening now January 7, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Apr 8, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 202: To clarify the tax treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officer or firefighters.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-202/
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"H.R. 202: To clarify the tax treatment of certain disability benefits received by former police officer or firefighters.." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-202/.
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