HR 715 · in committee · niche
BNA Fairness Act
- veterans
What this bill does
- The bill excludes military basic needs allowances from federal income tax calculations.
- Armed Forces members earning below 200% of poverty level with dependents are affected.
- The change takes effect immediately upon enactment with no new spending required.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would excluding basic needs allowances from taxable income affect the take-home pay of military families earning near poverty level compared to other federal employees?
- 02
What evidence supports the claim that this tax exclusion requires no new federal spending or revenue loss?
- 03
Which military populations would benefit most from this change, and are there concerns about unequal treatment among service members?
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Sponsor · R-AR-3
Steve Womack
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
19/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-01-23
Joining the bill
Seth Moulton
D-MA-6 · original
Robert J. Wittman
R-VA-1 · original
Brian J. Mast
R-FL-21
Mark E. Amodei
R-NV-2
Donald G. Davis
D-NC-1
Nick LaLota
R-NY-1
Jennifer A. Kiggans
R-VA-2
Pat Fallon
R-TX-4
Charles J. "Chuck" Fleischmann
R-TN-3
Michael R. Turner
R-OH-10
Ro Khanna
D-CA-17
Cory Mills
R-FL-7
+ 7 more
Legislative timeline
2025-01-23 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-01-23 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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