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H.R. 2279

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2279, the No Tax on LOSAP Act, was introduced in the House on Mar 21, 2025 by Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) with 6 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Mar 21, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 2279 has 6 co-sponsors.

hr2279/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2279 IH: No Tax on Length of Service Award Programs Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-03-21
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2279  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   March 21, 2025   Ms. Tenney  (for herself,  Mr. Lawler ,  Ms. Gillen ,  Mr. Suozzi , and  Mr. Garbarino ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Ways and Means    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excluded from gross income for qualified payments to individuals providing volunteer firefighting or emergency medical services, and to clarify that payments under length of service award programs are qualified payments.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   No Tax on Length of Service Award Programs Act   or the   No Tax on LOSAP Act  .
2.
Qualified payment exclusion amount increased
(a)
In general
 Section 139B(c)(2)(B)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  $50  and inserting  $1,000 .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts awarded after the date of the enactment of this Act.
3.
Clarification that length of service awards are included in the qualified payment definition
(a)
Clarification
Section 139B(c)(2)(A) of such Code is amended by inserting  , and including payments under any length of service award program  after   (whether reimbursement or otherwise  .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to amounts awarded after the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-21
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excluded from gross income for qualified payments to individuals providing volunteer firefighting or emergency medical services, and to clarify that payments under length of service award programs are qualified payments.

Sponsors

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R) sponsors H.R. 2279, and 6 members have co-sponsored it, 4 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 2279 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Mar 21, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2279 has taken 2 actions since Mar 21, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 21, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Mar 21, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 2279 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 2279 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • No Tax on LOSAP Act — Display Title
  • No Tax on LOSAP Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • No Tax on Length of Service Award Programs Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount excluded from gross income for qualified payments to individuals providing volunteer firefighting or emergency medical services, and to clarify that payments under length of service award programs are qualified payments. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2279 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2279’s is Taxation.

hr2279/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com