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H.R. 6189

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 6189, the Service Members Tax Relief Act, was introduced in the House on Nov 20, 2025 by Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Ways And Means, and last saw action on Nov 20, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Record

Text

H.R. 6189 has 3 co-sponsors.

hr6189/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 6189 IH: Service Members Tax Relief Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-11-20
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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. 6189  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   November 20, 2025   Mr. Hamadeh of Arizona  (for himself,  Mr. Moore of Alabama , and  Mr. Massie ) 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 exempt certain income of active or reserve service members from tax.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Service Members Tax Relief Act  .
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 139I the following new section:
139J.
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 pensions or retirement pay.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle A of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 139I the following new item:
Sec. 139J. 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.

Tracker

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

  1. Introduced2025-11-20
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain income of active or reserve service members from tax.

Sponsors

Rep. Abraham Hamadeh (R) sponsors H.R. 6189, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, 2 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 6189 went before 1 committee: Ways and Means.

Ways and Means
Ways and Means
Referred To · Nov 20, 2025 · 1,160 Bills

Actions

H.R. 6189 has taken 2 actions since Nov 20, 2025.

ChamberAction
Nov 20, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Nov 20, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.Ways and Means Committee

Votes

H.R. 6189 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 6189, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 6189 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Service Members Tax Relief Act — Display Title
  • Service Members Tax Relief Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt certain income of active or reserve service members from tax. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 6189 in 1 quarterly filing, 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 Defense, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Veterans.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICASteven Strobridge, Col, Delisted for 04/26/2013 Rene Campos, CDR, Delisted for 06/17/2013Virginia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
APRIL VOGEL111
BRENDEN MCMAHON111
BRIAN KELLY111
JAMES O'BRIEN111
JENNIFER GOODALE111
JIMMY SANTOS111
KAREN RUEDISUELI111
RENE CAMPOS111
STEPHANIE ROSE111
TERRY WATERS111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
MILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAMILITARY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA2025 fourth_quarter$446K4th Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 6189 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 6189’s is Taxation.

hr6189/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