# 119-hr-6120: SROS Act

119-hr-6120, SROS Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-6120
- Congress: 119
- Title: SROS Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Zinke, Ryan K. [R-MT-1] (R-MT)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-25

## Summary

**Creates a tax exclusion for retirement pay when retired service members or law enforcement officers work as school resource officers.** The bill would add a new Internal Revenue Code section that lets eligible retirees exclude pension, annuity, and other retirement-plan payments from gross income for years they serve as school resource officers and provides a lifetime exclusion after at least 10 years of SRO service. - Retired service members and retired law enforcement officers: Can exclude retirement payments from gross income during years they serve as an SRO. Serving 10 or more years as an SRO allows a permanent exclusion after that employment ends. - School districts and employers: Must ensure SRO hires pass any required background checks and meet the state peace officer standards and training requirements for the retiree to qualify for the exclusion. - Tax administration and compliance: Establishes new information reporting under section 6039M and adds penalties for failing to file the required notices. The Secretary must issue necessary regulations or guidance within 180 days.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lawler, Michael [R-NY-17] (R-NY), 2025-11-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN), 2025-11-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2025-12-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] (D-CA), 2026-06-15T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Lower taxes for retired SROs: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to exclude retirement pay from your taxable income while you work as a school resource officer. To qualify you would need to have retired from the Armed Forces or from being a law enforcement officer, be employed as an SRO, clear any required background check, and meet…
- New reporting for SRO employers: cost, low. If enacted, the head of any law enforcement agency that employs an eligible SRO would have to notify the Secretary of the Treasury when that person began and when that person stopped working as an SRO, in the manner the Secretary prescribes. The Secretary would have to issue regulations or guidance…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250
- 119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-6120 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6120)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-1383: Secure Rural Schools Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1383)
- [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250)
- [119-hr-5401: Pay Our Troops Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5401)
- [119-hr-3514: Improving Seniors’ Timely Access to Care Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3514)
- [119-hr-2102: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2102)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6120 (as of 2026-07-25).