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HR 3517 106th Congress House Taxation Annuities Crime and Law Enforcement Emergency Management Emergency medical personnel Fire fighters Health Income tax Labor and Employment Law enforcement officers Paramedical personnel Personal income tax Police Survivors' benefits Tax exclusion

To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty.

Introduced: November 22, 1999 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) 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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Nov 22, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 22, 1999
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends provisions of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to extend the same public safety officer survivor tax benefits to survivors of officers killed in the line of duty before December 31, 1996, as are available to the survivors of officers killed after such date.
What's happening now November 22, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3517: To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3517/
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"H.R. 3517: To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3517/.
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H.R. 3517, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3517/.
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[H.R. 3517: To amend the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 to provide for consistent treatment of survivor benefits for public safety officers killed in the line of duty.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3517/)
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