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HR 385 99th Congress House Taxation Armed Forces and National Security Clergy Housing and Housing Finance Housing finance Housing subsidies Income tax Military housing Military pay Religion and Clergy Tax deductions

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to deductions for certain expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service of the United States, or by a minister, who receives a…

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to deductions for certain expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service of the United States, or by a minister, who receives a housing or subsistence allowance.

Introduced: January 3, 1985 See on congress.gov
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Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 3, 1985
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Permits members of the clergy and members of the uniformed services to deduct expenses related to tax-exempt housing allowances and subsistence allowances without regard to the operation of Revenue Ruling 83-3.

What's happening now January 3, 1985

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 8, 1985
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Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 6, 1985
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 385: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to deductions for certain expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service of the United States, or by a minister, who receives a housing or subsistence allowance.. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-385/
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"H.R. 385: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to deductions for certain expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service of the United States, or by a minister, who receives a housing or subsistence allowance.." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-385/.
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H.R. 385, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-385/.
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[H.R. 385: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 with respect to deductions for certain expenses incurred by a member of a uniformed service of the United States, or by a minister, who receives a housing or subsistence allowance.](https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-385/)
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