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HR 1518 108th Congress House Taxation Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces reserves Fringe benefits Income tax Labor and Employment Military pay Recruiting and enlistment Tax exclusion

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.

Introduced: March 31, 2003 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 31, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of members of the Armed Forces any "qualified bonus." Defines the term "qualified bonus" to mean an enlistment, accession, reenlistment, retention, or other bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces of the United States in exchange for the agreement of the member to accept a commission as an officer, extend an active service commitment as an officer, enlist, reenlist, or extend an enlistment as an enlisted member in an active or reserve component, or enter into a reserve affiliation agreement.
What's happening now March 31, 2003

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 29, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1518: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1518/
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"H.R. 1518: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1518/.
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H.R. 1518, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1518/.
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[H.R. 1518: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1518/)
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