# 118-hr-6001: To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.

118-hr-6001, To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone., is a 118th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2026-10-15).

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## Facts
- Bill: 118-hr-6001
- Congress: 118
- Title: To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2023-10-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Panetta, Jimmy [D-CA-19] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-15

## Summary

To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in Niger, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Chad shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Scott, Austin [R-GA-8] (R-GA), 2023-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] (R-MS), 2023-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2023-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carbajal, Salud O. [D-CA-24] (D-CA), 2023-10-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Moylan, James C. [R-GU-At Large] (R-GU), 2023-10-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] (R-SC), 2023-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson, Ronny [R-TX-13] (R-TX), 2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tenney, Claudia [R-NY-24] (R-NY), 2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCormick, Richard [R-GA-7] (R-GA), 2023-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2023-11-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deluzio, Christopher R. [D-PA-17] (D-PA), 2024-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2024-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2024-04-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2024-05-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] (R-IN), 2024-11-21T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [118-hr-6001 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/6001)

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