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Service Members Tax Relief Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain income of active or reserve service members from tax.
Summary
- Exempts compensation earned by active and reserve members of the Uniformed Services from federal income tax.
- The tax exemption applies to compensation earned in taxable years beginning after the bill's enactment.
- Retirement income and pension pay are excluded from the tax exemption.
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Sponsor (1)
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![Sen. Ricketts, Pete [R-NE]](https://media.civicgate.org/people/d/politicians/R000618.thumb.jpg)
Sen. Ricketts, Pete (R-NE)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Pete Ricketts’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- PEARSON & ASSOCIATES $375,987
- S-3 GROUP $240,517
- HOLTZMAN VOGEL, PLLC $205,154
- Employer not reported $81,377
- BP $57,784
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Pete Ricketts → · Outside spending →
Actions (2)
- Nov 20, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
- Nov 20, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
November 20, 2025
Mr. Ricketts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain income of active or reserve service members from tax.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Service Members Tax Relief Act”.
SEC. 2. EXEMPTION FROM INCOME TAX FOR UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS.
(a) In General.—Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 139L the following new section:
“SEC. 139M. CERTAIN INCOME EARNED BY UNIFORMED SERVICE MEMBERS.
“(a) In General.—Gross income shall not include any compensation received by an individual in connection with such individual’s service during the taxable year as an active or reserve member of the Uniformed Services of the United States.
“(b) Exclusion of Retirement Income.—For purposes of this section, the term ‘compensation’ does not include any pension or retirement pay.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139L the following new item:
“Sec. 139M. Certain income earned by uniformed service members.”.
(c) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to income earned in taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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