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HR 2481 116th Congress House Taxation Income tax rates Military personnel and dependents Veterans' pensions and compensation

Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act

Introduced: May 14, 2019 See on congress.gov
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May 2, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
May 2, 2019
Introduced in House
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Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act

This bill treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax.

What's happening now May 2, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2716 Related bill Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019
  • S 1370 Identical bill Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 125
All 125 Democratic 58 Republican 30
Kirkpatrick, Ann
· Feb 13, 2020
 R
Roy, Chip
Texas · Dec 6, 2019
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Oct 22, 2019
 R
Griffith, H. Morgan
Virginia · Jul 18, 2019
Keller, Fred
· Jul 18, 2019
UPTON, FRED
· Jul 18, 2019
 R
Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Jul 9, 2019
 R
Joyce, David P.
Ohio · Jun 5, 2019
 R
Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Jun 5, 2019
 D
Harder, Josh
California · May 22, 2019
Hartzler, Vicky
· May 22, 2019
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · May 22, 2019
KING, PETER
· May 22, 2019
 D
Lee, Susie
Nevada · May 22, 2019
 D
McBath, Lucy
Georgia · May 22, 2019
 D
Thompson, Mike
California · May 22, 2019
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · May 21, 2019
 D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · May 21, 2019
 D
Kim, Andy
New Jersey · May 21, 2019
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · May 21, 2019
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · May 21, 2019
Reed, Tom
· May 21, 2019
Rice, Kathleen
· May 21, 2019
 D
Schrier, Kim
Washington · May 21, 2019
 D
Stevens, Haley M.
Michigan · May 21, 2019
 D
Underwood, Lauren
Illinois · May 21, 2019
Armstrong, Kelly
· May 20, 2019
 D
Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · May 20, 2019
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · May 20, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· May 20, 2019
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · May 20, 2019
 D
DelBene, Suzan K.
Washington · May 20, 2019
 R
Estes, Ron
Kansas · May 20, 2019
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · May 20, 2019
 D
Hayes, Jahana
Connecticut · May 20, 2019
Loebsack, David
· May 20, 2019
 R
Meuser, Daniel
Pennsylvania · May 20, 2019
 D
Peters, Scott H.
California · May 20, 2019
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · May 20, 2019
SERRANO, JOSE
· May 20, 2019
 D
Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · May 20, 2019
 R
Balderson, Troy
Ohio · May 16, 2019
 D
Fletcher, Lizzie
Texas · May 16, 2019
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 16, 2019
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · May 16, 2019
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · May 16, 2019
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · May 16, 2019
 D
Watson Coleman, Bonnie
New Jersey · May 16, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2481: Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2481/
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"H.R. 2481: Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-2481/.
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