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HR 2491 111th Congress House

Tax Relief and Fulfilling Our Obligation to Patriotic Soldiers Act of 2009

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, retention, or incentive bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.

Introduced: May 19, 2009 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax exclusionMilitary personnel and dependentsNational Guard and reservesWages and earnings
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Introduced in House
May 19, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Latest action May 19, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Relief and Fulfilling Our Obligation to Patriotic Soldiers Act of 2009 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income payments made to members of the Armed Forces as a qualified bonus. Defines "qualified bonus" as an enlistment, accession, reenlistment, retention, incentive, or other bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces to accept a commmission or extend an active service commitment as an officer, to enlist, to reenlist, to extend an enlistment in an active or reserve component, or to enter into a reserve affiliation agreement.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2491: Tax Relief and Fulfilling Our Obligation to Patriotic Soldiers Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2491/
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"H.R. 2491: Tax Relief and Fulfilling Our Obligation to Patriotic Soldiers Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2491/.
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H.R. 2491, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-2491/.
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