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S 601 109th Congress Senate Taxation Armed Forces and National Security Income tax Individual retirement accounts Iraq compilation Labor and Employment Military pay Tax deductions

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include combat pay in determining an allowable contribution to an individual retirement plan.

Introduced: March 10, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 10, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mar 10, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2495)
Mar 10, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to include combat zone compensation (otherwise excludable from gross income) as earned income for purposes of calculating the tax deduction for contributions to retirement savings plans.

What's happening now March 10, 2005

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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 Bill text 1 version

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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 21, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 601: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include combat pay in determining an allowable contribution to an individual retirement plan.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-601/
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"S. 601: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include combat pay in determining an allowable contribution to an individual retirement plan.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-601/.
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S. 601, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-601/.
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