Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act
USA116th CongressS-1370| Senate
| Updated: 5/21/2019
Bill Cassidy
Republican Senator
Louisiana
Cosponsors (48)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)
Finance Committee
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Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act (Sec. 2) This bill treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2985)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2985)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2985)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2985)
Ordered held at desk by unanimous consent.
Taxation
Income tax ratesMilitary personnel and dependentsVeterans' pensions and compensation
Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act
USA116th CongressS-1370| Senate
| Updated: 5/21/2019
Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act (Sec. 2) This bill treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2985)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2985)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2985)
Senate Committee on Finance discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S2985)
Ordered held at desk by unanimous consent.
Bill Cassidy
Republican Senator
Louisiana
Cosponsors (48)
Joni Ernst (Republican)Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Margaret Wood Hassan (Democratic)Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic)Thomas Tillis (Republican)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Christopher A. Coons (Democratic)Ron Johnson (Republican)Todd Young (Republican)Thomas R. Carper (Democratic)Mark R. Warner (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)Tom Cotton (Republican)Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Roger F. Wicker (Republican)Martha McSally (Republican)John Boozman (Republican)Doug Jones (Democratic)Robert P. Casey (Democratic)Tim Kaine (Democratic)Kyrsten Sinema (Independent)John Thune (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Tim Scott (Republican)Jon Tester (Democratic)John Kennedy (Republican)Deb Fischer (Republican)Johnny Isakson (Republican)Michael F. Bennet (Democratic)Patty Murray (Democratic)Sherrod Brown (Democratic)Pat Roberts (Republican)Maria Cantwell (Democratic)Tammy Baldwin (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Cory A. Booker (Democratic)Robert Menendez (Democratic)Susan M. Collins (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Gary C. Peters (Democratic)Patrick Toomey (Republican)Cory Gardner (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Ron Wyden (Democratic)John Hoeven (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)Mike Crapo (Republican)Richard Burr (Republican)
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