Bills · HR 2973
IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS
House BillHR 2973Armed Forces and National Security
Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act
INTRO APR 21· LAST ACTION APR 21
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WHAT THE BILL DOES
AI-writtenVoters should care about this bill because it addresses a matter of fairness for those who have served the country and been injured in combat. The original 2016 law corrected a tax injustice for many veterans, and this bill ensures that Coast Guard members, who also face combat situations and related injuries, receive the same treatment under tax law. If this bill becomes law, combat-injured Coast Guard members will be able to reclaim funds that were mistakenly taken from their severance pay, providing them with financial relief and recognizing their sacrifices equally with other branches of the military.
If the bill does not become law, this specific group of combat-injured Coast Guard members would continue to be excluded from the tax fairness provisions of the 2016 Act, meaning they would not be able to get back the taxes improperly withheld from their combat-related severance pay. This bill corrects a disparity, ensuring that all combat-injured service members receive equitable tax treatment.
KEY PROVISIONS
4AI-extractedPROVISION 01
Extends the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to cover members of the Coast Guard.
This ensures that combat-injured Coast Guard members receive the same tax fairness benefits as other combat-injured service members.
PROVISION 02
Requires the Secretaries of Homeland Security and Transportation to identify Coast Guard members whose combat-related severance pay had taxes improperly withheld.
This establishes the necessary administrative process for identifying those eligible for refunds, regardless of which department the Coast Guard was under at the time.
PROVISION 03
Mandates that these Secretaries report on the identified amounts and ensure these improperly withheld taxes are restored.
This ensures active steps are taken to correct past tax errors and refund money to affected Coast Guard members.
PROVISION 04
Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure that these amounts are not improperly withheld from Coast Guard severance payments in the future.
This prevents future recurrences of the same tax error for combat-injured Coast Guard members.
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D· North Carolina
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ACTION TIMELINE
3 EVENTSAPR 21
Introduced in House
APR 21
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.
APR 21
Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
BILL INFO
TypeHouse Bill
NumberHR 2973
Congress119th
StatusIn Committee
IntroducedApr 21, 2025
Last actionApr 21, 2025
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IN COMMITTEE· 119TH CONGRESS · TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITTEE · INTRODUCED APR 21, 2025
House BillHR 2973Armed Forces and National Security
Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act
INTRODUCED APR 21, 2025· LAST ACTION APR 21, 2025
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READING
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COSPONSORS
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