# 119-s-3246: Service Members Tax Relief Act

119-s-3246, Service Members Tax Relief Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3246
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3246
- Congress: 119
- Title: Service Members Tax Relief Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-11-20
- Sponsor: Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE] (R-NE)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Makes most active-duty and reserve military pay tax-free.** This bill would add a new Internal Revenue Code section to exclude compensation received for service as an active or reserve member of the U.S. uniformed services from gross income. The exclusion would not apply to pension or retirement pay. The change would apply to taxable years beginning after the date of enactment.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Exclude military pay from taxable income: benefit, high. If enacted, you could exclude pay you received for active or reserve service from your federal taxable income. This exclusion would not apply to military pension or retirement pay. It would apply to income earned in tax years beginning after the date of enactment. For affected households, this woul…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026
- 119-s-2828: Child Care Modernization Act of 2025
- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026

## Sources
- [119-s-3246 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3246)

## Related
- [119-s-4668: Protect College Sports Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4668)
- [119-s-2828: Child Care Modernization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2828)
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-4065: STAND with Taiwan Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4065)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3246 (as of 2026-04-21).