S. 1856

Summary

S. 1856, a bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude military bonuses from gross income, was introduced in the Senate on May 22, 2025 by Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D). It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on May 22, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 1856 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 S1856 IS: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude military bonuses from gross income.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-22
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  II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1856
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 22, 2025
  Mr. Blumenthal  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 exclude military bonuses from
  gross income.
1.
Exclusion of military bonuses
(a)
In general
Subsection (a) of  section 134  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking  any qualified military benefit  and inserting  any bonus paid to a member of the uniformed services under  chapter 5  of title 37, United States Code, or any qualified military benefit .
(b)
Effective date
The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude military bonuses from gross income.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D) sponsors S. 1856 alone.

Richard Blumenthal

Sen. · D–CT · Sponsor

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Committees

S. 1856 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance

Finance

Referred To · May 22, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1856 has taken 2 actions since May 22, 2025.

Votes

S. 1856 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 1856, as Identical bill.

HR 3515To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude military bonuses from gross income.May 20, 2025 · Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 1856 goes by 2 titles.

• A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude military bonuses from gross income. — Official Title as Introduced
• A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude military bonuses from gross income. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 3 registered lobbyists who named S. 1856 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Trade (domestic/foreign).

Clients

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Firms

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1856 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1856’s is Taxation.

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