# 119-hr-9308: Tax Relief for First Responder Beneficiaries Act

119-hr-9308, Tax Relief for First Responder Beneficiaries Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-07-02).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9308
- Congress: 119
- Title: Tax Relief for First Responder Beneficiaries Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-07-02

## Summary

**Expands tax-free treatment of death benefits to a wider group of public safety officers' beneficiaries.** This bill would change wording in the tax code so more people who receive a fallen officer's death benefits or survivor annuity could exclude those payments from taxable income.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Min, Dave [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2026-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tax relief for first responder beneficiaries: benefit, high. If enacted, you would be able to exclude certain death-related pay you receive after a public safety officer dies. The bill would replace the phrase "surviving dependents" with "surviving beneficiaries," widening who can use that income exclusion. It would also let named beneficiaries of a public s…

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- 119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025
- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act
- 119-hr-10582: Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act
- 119-hr-7718: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits Program Expansion Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-hr-9308 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9308)

## Related
- [119-hr-3816: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3816)
- [119-hr-5089: Weather Act Reauthorization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5089)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262)
- [119-hr-10582: Motion Picture, Television, and Entertainment Revitalization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10582)
- [119-hr-7718: Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro Public Safety Officers’ Benefits P…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7718)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9308 (as of 2026-07-02).