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Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act

To amend the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to apply to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, and for other purposes.

Introduced Mar 6, 2025

Latest action (Mar 6, 2025) Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Referred to
Finance Committee
Policy area
Armed Forces and National Security
Issues
DefenseEconomy & Taxes

Summary
  • Extends the 2016 Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act to apply to Coast Guard members, previously limited to Department of Defense members.
  • Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to identify and report taxes that were improperly withheld from Coast Guard combat-injured veterans' severance payments within one year of enactment.
  • Requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to ensure taxes are not improperly withheld from Coast Guard combat-injured veterans' severance payments going forward, effective immediately upon enactment.
  • Applies to Coast Guard members regardless of which federal department oversees the Coast Guard (currently Homeland Security, but including historical periods under the Department of Transportation).

AI-generated plain-language summary of the bill text — neutral, and may be imperfect. See the full text below for the exact wording.

Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Bill Cassidy’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • ANDREESSEN HOROWITZ $59,100
  • GENERAL ATLANTIC $37,700
  • WELSH CARSON ANDERSON & STOWE $33,870
  • OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM $33,250
  • RA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT $30,200

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Bill Cassidy → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)
  1. Mar 6, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. · senate
  2. Mar 6, 2025 Introduced in Senate

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 2973 — Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act · Introduced Apr 21, 2025 · Cong. 119 92%
  • S 1108 — Tax Cuts for Veterans Act of 2025 · Introduced Mar 25, 2025 · Cong. 119 72%
  • HR 6190 — Tax Cuts for Veterans Act of 2025 · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • HR 4082 — Industrial Certification for Coast Guard Veterans Act · Introduced Jun 24, 2025 · Cong. 119 67%
  • S 2443 — Veterans Jobs Opportunity Act · Introduced Jul 24, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • S 3246 — Service Members Tax Relief Act · Introduced Nov 20, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

March 6, 2025

Mr. Cassidy (for himself and Mr. Warnock) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

A BILL

To amend the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to apply to members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, and for other purposes.

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 “Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act”.

SEC. 2. RESTORATION OF AMOUNTS IMPROPERLY WITHHELD FOR TAX PURPOSES FROM SEVERANCE PAYMENTS TO VETERANS OF THE COAST GUARD WITH COMBAT-RELATED INJURIES.

(a) Application to Members of the Coast Guard When the Coast Guard Is Not Operating as a Service in the Department of the Navy.—The Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-292; 10 U.S.C. 1212 note) is amended—

(1) in section 3(a)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting “(and the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard during the period in which it was operating as a service in the Department of Transportation)” after “the Secretary of Defense”; and

(B) in paragraph (1)(A)—

(i) in clause (i), by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard, as applicable)”;

(ii) in clause (ii), by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard, as applicable)”; and

(iii) in clause (iv), by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard, as applicable)”;

(2) in section 4—

(A) in the section heading, by inserting “and secretary of homeland security” after “secretary of defense”;

(B) by inserting “(and the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy)” after “The Secretary of Defense”; and

(C) by striking “made by the Secretary” and inserting “made by the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security with respect to the Coast Guard)”; and

(3) in section 5—

(A) in subsection (a)—

(i) by inserting “(and the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, and the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard during the period in which it was operating as a service in the Department of Transportation)” after “the Secretary of Defense”; and

(ii) by striking “the Secretary to” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard, as applicable) to”; and

(B) in subsection (b)—

(i) in paragraph (2), by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Secretary of Transportation, with respect to the Coast Guard, as applicable)”; and

(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking “the Secretary” and inserting “the Secretary of Defense (or the Secretary of Homeland Security, with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy)”.

(b) Deadlines.—

(1) Identification of amounts improperly withheld and reporting.—The Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation shall carry out the requirements under—

(A) section 3(a) of the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-292; 10 U.S.C. 1212 note), as amended by subsection (a)(1), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act; and

(B) section 5 of that Act, as amended by subsection

(a)(3), not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.

(2) Ensuring amounts are not improperly withheld.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall carry out the requirements under section 4 of the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-292; 10 U.S.C. 1212 note), as amended by subsection (a)(2), beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>

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