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H.R. 7605 116th Congress House

Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act

Official title: To amend the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to apply to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy.

Introduced: July 13, 2020 See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works Coast guardTax reform and tax simplificationVeterans' pensions and compensation
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Jul 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
Jul 14, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Jul 13, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 13, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 14, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act

This bill extends the provisions of the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to the Department of Homeland Security, with respect to the U.S. Coast Guard when it is not operating in the Department of the Navy. That act directed the Department of Defense to identify (1) certain disability severance payments paid after January 17, 1991, to to veterans with combat-related injuries, from which it withheld amounts for tax purposes; and (2) the individuals to whom such severance payments were made.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3739 Reintroduced Bill Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7605: Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7605/
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"H.R. 7605: Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7605/.
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H.R. 7605, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7605/.
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