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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for survivor benefits of a deceased public safety officer shall apply to such benefits regardless of whether…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for survivor benefits of a deceased public safety officer shall apply to such benefits regardless of whether the recipient is the spouse or a child of the officer.

Introduced: July 8, 2002 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
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Jul 8, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 8, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1207)
Jul 8, 2002
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to apply the exclusion from gross income to all survivor benefits paid on account of a public safety officer killed in the line of duty (present law provides such exclusion only to benefits for a spouse, former spouse, or child of such an officer). Applies this Act to cases of individuals dying after September 10, 2001.
What's happening now July 8, 2002

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jul 17, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5069: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for survivor benefits of a deceased public safety officer shall apply to such benefits regardless of whether the recipient is the spouse or a child of the officer.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5069/
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"H.R. 5069: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for survivor benefits of a deceased public safety officer shall apply to such benefits regardless of whether the recipient is the spouse or a child of the officer.." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5069/.
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H.R. 5069, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5069/.
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[H.R. 5069: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the exclusion from gross income for survivor benefits of a deceased public safety officer shall apply to such benefits regardless of whether the recipient is the spouse or a child of the officer.](https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-5069/)
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