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119-hr-823119th CongressWALLET

Heroes’ Tax Exemption Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Representative Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]

Introduced

Summary

Exempts active-duty servicemembers from federal income tax. The bill would add section 139J to the Internal Revenue Code to exclude any amount earned by an active-duty member of the Armed Forces from gross income, apply to income earned after the second October 1 following enactment, and include no sunset, phase-in, cap, new credit, penalty, or separate enforcement mechanism, with no retroactive relief.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

No federal income tax on active-duty pay

This bill would let active-duty servicemembers exclude the pay they earn from federal taxable income. It would apply only to income earned after the second October 1 after the bill becomes law. It would not cover pay earned before that date. There is no end date or cap in the bill. If enacted, households with an active-duty member could owe less in federal income tax.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2]

NJ • R

Cosponsors

There are no cosponsors for this bill.

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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