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S. 1869 113th Congress Senate

Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act

Official title: A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for members of the Armed Forces under the age of 62, and to provide an offset.

Introduced: January 7, 2014 See on congress.gov
Taxation Income tax creditsMilitary personnel and dependentsTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax treatment of familiesVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Dec 19, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Dec 19, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action December 19, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Keeping Our Promise to Our Military Heroes Act - Repeals the provision of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 that reduces the cost-of-living adjustment to the retirement pay of members of the Armed Forces under age 62.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require taxpayers who are claiming the refundable portion of the child tax credit to include their social security number on their tax returns.

 Related & companion bills 23
  • HR 556 Refundable Child Tax Credit Eligibility Verification Reform Act of 2013
  • HR 3787 To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under a…
  • HR 3788 To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to require inclu…
  • HR 3790 To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under a…
  • HR 3792 To repeal the reduction in the annual percentage increases of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members …
  • HR 3793 Military Retirement Restoration Act
  • HR 3794 To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under a…
  • HR 3797 To repeal an annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under ag…
  • HR 3798 To repeal an annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under ag…
  • HR 3801 To repeal the reductions in military retirement benefits made by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 and to authorize the…
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  • HR 3804 To repeal the annual adjustment of retired pay and retainer pay amounts for retired members of the Armed Forces under a…
  • HR 3807 Uphold Our Promise to Veterans Act
  • HR 3885 GROWTH Act
  • HR 4134 America First Act
  • SRES 323 A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate on maintaining the current annual adjustment in retired pay for members…
  • S 18 Sequester Replacement and Spending Reduction Act of 2013
  • S 1844 Military Retirement Restoration Act
  • S 1856 A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, relating to an annual adjustment of retired pay for …
  • S 1930 Uphold Our Promise to Veterans Act
  • S 1931 Responsible Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
  • S 1950 Comprehensive Veterans Health and Benefits and Military Retirement Pay Restoration Act of 2014
  • S 1963 A bill to repeal section 403 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013.
  • S 1977 Honor Our Promise Act
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 11
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Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 15, 2014
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 15, 2014
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 13, 2014
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McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Jan 8, 2014
Vitter, David
· Jan 8, 2014
Burr, Richard
· Jan 7, 2014
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 7, 2014
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Cornyn, John
Texas · Jan 7, 2014
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 7, 2014
Isakson, Johnny
· Jan 7, 2014
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Johnson, Ron
Wisconsin · Jan 7, 2014
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Risch, James E.
Idaho · Jan 7, 2014
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Dec 19, 2013
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Dec 19, 2013
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