# 116-hr-7605: Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act

116-hr-7605, Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7605
- Congress: 116
- Title: Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Introduced: 2020-07-13
- Sponsor: Rep. Vela, Filemon [D-TX-34] (D-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Mitchell, Paul [R-MI-10] (R-MI), 2020-07-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act
- 116-hr-7292: The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020
- 116-hr-5038: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
- 116-hr-4916: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019
- 116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7605 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7605)

## Related
- [116-hr-8254: BETTER Kidney Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8254)
- [116-hr-7292: The COVID-19 Hospital and Health Provider Loan Forgiveness Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7292)
- [116-hr-5038: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5038)
- [116-hr-4916: Farm Workforce Modernization Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4916)
- [116-hr-3589: Greg LeMond Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3589)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7605 (as of 2025-11-18).