BNA Fairness Act
Sponsored By: Representative Womack
Introduced
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.
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Tax exclusion for military allowance
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 enactment. If you receive this allowance, your taxable income and federal income tax could go down.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Womack
AR • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6]
MA • D
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Wittman
VA • R
Sponsored 1/23/2025
Rep. Mast, Brian J. [R-FL-21]
FL • R
Sponsored 1/28/2025
Amodei (NV)
NV • R
Sponsored 2/11/2025
LaLota
NY • R
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Davis (NC)
NC • D
Sponsored 2/21/2025
Rep. Kiggans, Jennifer A. [R-VA-2]
VA • R
Sponsored 2/25/2025
Rep. Fallon, Pat [R-TX-4]
TX • R
Sponsored 3/10/2025
Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3]
TN • R
Sponsored 3/11/2025
Turner (OH)
OH • R
Sponsored 4/7/2025
Khanna
CA • D
Sponsored 4/29/2025
Mills
FL • R
Sponsored 5/14/2025
Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/30/2025
Rogers (KY)
KY • R
Sponsored 7/22/2025
Rep. Bice, Stephanie I. [R-OK-5]
OK • R
Sponsored 7/29/2025
Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7]
VA • D
Sponsored 8/12/2025
Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3]
NV • D
Sponsored 8/15/2025
Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2]
CO • D
Sponsored 11/18/2025
Bishop
GA • D
Sponsored 11/19/2025
Roll Call Votes
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