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HR 1559 110th Congress House

Armed Forces Tax Relief Act of 2007

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from income taxation all compensation received for active service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States.

Introduced: March 19, 2007 See on congress.gov
Taxation Armed Forces and National SecurityIncome taxIraq compilationMilitary payTax exclusion
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Mar 19, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 19, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 19, 2007

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Armed Forces Tax Relief Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income all compensation received for active service as a member of the Armed Forces, not including pensions and retirement pay. (Terminates the current limited exclusion from gross income for combat pay.)
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Carter, John R.
Texas · Jun 5, 2007
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Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 19, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1559: Armed Forces Tax Relief Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1559/
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"H.R. 1559: Armed Forces Tax Relief Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1559/.
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H.R. 1559, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-1559/.
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