S 1370
116th Congress
Senate
Taxation
Income tax rates
Military personnel and dependents
Veterans' pensions and compensation
Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 21, 2019
Ordered held at desk by unanimous consent.
May 21, 2019
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2985)
May 21, 2019
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2985)
May 21, 2019
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2985)
May 21, 2019
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2985)
May 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act
(Sec. 2) 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.
The bill applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
What's happening now
Ordered held at desk by unanimous consent.
Related & companion bills
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Bill text
2 versions
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Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
36
D
Coons, Christopher A.
R
Cruz, Ted
R
Ernst, Joni
R
Thune, John
D
Booker, Cory A.
D
Cantwell, Maria
D
Kaine, Tim
D
Warren, Elizabeth
R
Wicker, Roger F.
R
Boozman, John
R
Fischer, Deb
R
Kennedy, John
McSally, Martha
R
Collins, Susan M.
R
Tillis, Thomas
R
Young, Todd
D
Shaheen, Jeanne
D
Baldwin, Tammy
D
Bennet, Michael F.
D
Blumenthal, Richard
R
Cornyn, John
D
Cortez Masto, Catherine
R
Cotton, Tom
R
Crapo, Mike
R
Daines, Steve
R
Grassley, Chuck
D
Hassan, Margaret Wood
R
Hoeven, John
R
Johnson, Ron
I
King, Angus S., Jr.
D
Klobuchar, Amy
D
Murray, Patty
D
Peters, Gary C.
R
Scott, Tim
D
Warner, Mark R.
D
Wyden, Ron
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1370: Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1370/
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