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HR 5920 109th Congress House Taxation Americans in foreign countries Armed Forces and National Security Federal employees Government Operations and Politics Income tax Iraq compilation Salaries Tax exclusion War casualties

Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act

Introduced: July 27, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Jul 27, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 27, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1566)
Jul 27, 2006
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of civilian federal employees compensation for active service in a combat zone or for periods of hospitalization for wounds, diseases, or injuries incurred while serving in a combat zone.

What's happening now July 27, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3959 Identical bill Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 3 Republican 1
Marshall, Jim
· Dec 6, 2006
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Nov 14, 2006
SOUDER, MARK
· Sep 21, 2006
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jul 28, 2006
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Jul 27, 2006
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Jul 27, 2006
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 27, 2006
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jul 27, 2006
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5920: Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5920/
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"H.R. 5920: Federal Employee Combat Zone Tax Parity Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5920/.
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H.R. 5920, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-5920/.
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