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HR 3973 107th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security Cost of living adjustments Families Income tax Labor and Employment Military pensions Personal income tax Survivors' benefits Tax exclusion Taxation

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.

Introduced: March 14, 2002 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3770-3771)
Mar 14, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 14, 2002
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to restore in full the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the armed services.
What's happening now June 20, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3770-3771)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5063 Related bill Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2002
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 5
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Jun 20, 2002
 D
Schiff, Adam B.
California · Jun 19, 2002
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Jun 6, 2002
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · Jun 6, 2002
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · May 20, 2002
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · May 9, 2002
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Apr 10, 2002
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 20, 2002
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3973: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3973/
MLA
"H.R. 3973: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3973/.
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H.R. 3973, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3973/.
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[H.R. 3973: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the tax exempt status of death gratuity payments to members of the uniformed services.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-3973/)
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