A bill to require payment of hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces performing duty in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressS-3617| Senate
| Updated: 5/6/2020
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Finance Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill requires the Department of Defense to pay hazardous duty pay during 2020 to active-duty regular or reserve servicemembers for duty related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such pay shall be not less than $150 a month, retroactively applied, provided in addition to any other pay and allowances to which the member is entitled, and excluded as gross income for purposes of federal income taxation.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Armed Forces and National Security
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth personnelIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesMilitary civil functionsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsWages and earnings
A bill to require payment of hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces performing duty in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019, and for other purposes.
USA116th CongressS-3617| Senate
| Updated: 5/6/2020
This bill requires the Department of Defense to pay hazardous duty pay during 2020 to active-duty regular or reserve servicemembers for duty related to COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019). Such pay shall be not less than $150 a month, retroactively applied, provided in addition to any other pay and allowances to which the member is entitled, and excluded as gross income for purposes of federal income taxation.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Joni Ernst
Republican Senator
Iowa
Finance Committee
Armed Forces and National Security
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Cardiovascular and respiratory healthEmergency medical services and trauma careHealth personnelIncome tax exclusionInfectious and parasitic diseasesMilitary civil functionsMilitary medicineMilitary personnel and dependentsWages and earnings