# 119-hr-715: BNA Fairness Act

119-hr-715, BNA Fairness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-19).

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- As of: 2026-07-19
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-715
- Congress: 119
- Title: BNA Fairness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] (R-AR)
- Cosponsors: 19
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-19

## Summary

**Exclude the military basic needs allowance from federal taxable income.** It would add the basic needs allowance in 37 U.S.C. §402b to the Internal Revenue Code's definition of qualified military benefits, excluding that allowance from recipients' gross income for federal income tax purposes and updating section 134(b) cross-references to reflect the new paragraph.

## Cosponsors (19)

- Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wittman, Robert J. [R-VA-1] (R-VA), 2025-01-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21] (R-FL), 2025-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Amodei, Mark E. [R-NV-2] (R-NV), 2025-02-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaLota, Nick [R-NY-1] (R-NY), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davis, Donald G. [D-NC-1] (D-NC), 2025-02-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2] (R-VA), 2025-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4] (R-TX), 2025-03-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] (R-TN), 2025-03-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-10] (R-OH), 2025-04-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2025-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mills, Cory [R-FL-7] (R-FL), 2025-05-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] (R-KY), 2025-07-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5] (R-OK), 2025-07-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA), 2025-08-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2025-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-11-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2025-11-19T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax exclusion for military allowance: benefit, low. If enacted, the basic needs allowance paid to service members would be excluded from federal gross income. This means the allowance under 37 U.S.C. §402b, as in effect when paid, would be a tax-exempt qualified military benefit. The rule would apply to taxable years ending after the date of enactme…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-715 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/715)

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- [119-hr-1151: Freedom to Invest in Tomorrow’s Workforce Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1151)
- [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909)
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- [119-hr-452: Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-452)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-715 (as of 2026-07-19).