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HR 3019 108th Congress House

To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded from gross income under the Internal…

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

Introduced: October 28, 2003 Introduced by: McGovern, James P. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
Armed Forces and National Security FamiliesIncome taxLabor and EmploymentMilitary pensions
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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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Sep 5, 2003
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Sep 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 5, 2003

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Increases from $6,000 to $12,000 the death gratuity paid upon the active-duty death of a member of the armed forces.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude any such death gratuity from gross income.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 8
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 29, 2003
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Oct 28, 2003
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Oct 28, 2003
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Oct 28, 2003
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· Oct 28, 2003
 D
DeLauro, Rosa L.
Connecticut · Oct 28, 2003
EDWARDS, CHET
· Oct 28, 2003
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Oct 28, 2003
KLECZKA, GERALD
· Oct 28, 2003
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Oct 28, 2003
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Oct 28, 2003
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 15, 2003
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Oct 15, 2003
BOYD, ALLEN
· Oct 8, 2003
FROST, MARTIN
· Oct 8, 2003
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· Oct 8, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3019: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3019/
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"H.R. 3019: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3019/.
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H.R. 3019, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3019/.
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[H.R. 3019: To amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the military death gratuity from $6,000 to $12,000 and to provide that such death gratuity shall be excluded from gross income under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.](https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3019/)
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