Bill · H.R. 2973· House(119-HR-2973)
Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act
- Introduced
- 4/21/2025
- Last activity
- 4/21/2025 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- Sponsored by
- Donald Davis
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 2
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is known as the Coast Guard Combat-Injured Tax Fairness Act. It amends 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. It addresses the restoration of amounts improperly withheld for tax purposes from severance payments to veterans of the Coast Guard with combat-related injuries. The legislation adds responsibilities for the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Secretary of Transportation regarding these Coast Guard members. It sets deadlines for identifying improperly withheld amounts, reporting, and ensuring amounts are not improperly withheld.
Yes
Would veterans be better off under this, taking everything together?+8
The legislation directly benefits combat-injured Coast Guard veterans by correcting tax withholding errors on their severance payments.
Does this increase the pay, pensions or support veterans receive?+8
The bill ensures Coast Guard veterans receive the same tax fairness protections and restoration of improperly withheld severance taxes as other military veterans.
Would people with disabilities be better off under this?+5
Veterans with combat-related injuries and disabilities benefit directly from the restoration of improperly withheld taxes.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Section 2 amends the Combat-Injured Veterans Tax Fairness Act of 2016 to include members of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a service in the Department of the Navy, which is positive because it extends protections and restoration of improperly withheld taxes on severance payments to these specific Coast Guard veterans.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- The provided text does not contain any specific sections or provisions that outline negative consequences or burdens for individuals or groups of people in the United States.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Veterans+8Good For People With Disabilities+5
- National Security And Foreign Policy
- Improves Veterans Benefits+8
- 6/27/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 4/21/2025
- Referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in House
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