S 2942
108th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Armed Forces and National Security
Earned income tax credit
Earnings
Income tax
Iraq compilation
Military pay
Social Welfare
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that combat pay be treated as earned income for purposes of the earned income credit.
Introduced: October 7, 2004
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 7, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 7, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10745)
Oct 7, 2004
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow combat zone compensation (otherwise excludable from gross income) to be treated as earned income for purposes of the earned income tax credit.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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