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HR 3745 109th Congress House Taxation Armed Forces and National Security Defense contracts Families Government Operations and Politics Government contractors Income tax Labor and Employment Survivors' benefits Tax exclusion War casualties

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax treatment of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in, or as a result of serving in, a combat zone to employees of contractors…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax treatment of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in, or as a result of serving in, a combat zone to employees of contractors of the Federal Government.

Introduced: September 13, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 13, 2005
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to extend to employees of federal government contractors who die while, or as a result of, serving in a combat zone the same tax exclusions for decedent income and death gratuities allowed to members of the Armed Forces.

What's happening now September 13, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 13, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3745: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax treatment of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in, or as a result of serving in, a combat zone to employees of contractors of the Federal Government.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3745/
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"H.R. 3745: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax treatment of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in, or as a result of serving in, a combat zone to employees of contractors of the Federal Government.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3745/.
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H.R. 3745, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3745/.
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[H.R. 3745: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the tax treatment of members of the Armed Forces who die while serving in, or as a result of serving in, a combat zone to employees of contractors of the Federal Government.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3745/)
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