To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · Mar 31, 2003

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from the gross income of members of the Armed Forces any "qualified bonus." Defines the term "qualified bonus" to mean an enlistment, accession, reenlistment, retention, or other bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces of the United States in exchange for the agreement of the member to accept a commission as an officer, extend an active service commitment as an officer, enlist, reenlist, or extend an enlistment as an enlisted member in an active or reserve component, or enter into a reserve affiliation agreement.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Hostettler, John N. [R-IN-8] · R–IN

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Ways and Means Committee

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Mar 31, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 31, 2003
Introduced in House
Mar 31, 2003
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.1518, 108th Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1518

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-03-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr1518/BILLS-108hr1518ih.htm

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Discuss H.R.1518, 108th Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1518

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-03-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr1518/BILLS-108hr1518ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:22:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

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Discuss H.R.1518, 108th Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1518

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-03-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr1518/BILLS-108hr1518ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:22:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.1518, 108th Congress: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income any enlistment, accession, reenlistment, or retention bonus paid to a member of the Armed Forces.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/1518

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 2003-03-31.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/108/bills/hr1518/BILLS-108hr1518ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-01-02T16:22:57Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.1518 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.