H.R. 606 – Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act

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Became Public Law No: 114-14.

May 22, 2015

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HouseIntro Referral

Introduced in House

January 28, 2015

HouseIntro Referral

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

January 28, 2015

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Mr. Reichert moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

May 12, 2015 • 5:52 PM

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Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2846-2848)

May 12, 2015 • 5:52 PM

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DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 606.

May 12, 2015 • 5:52 PM

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At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.

May 12, 2015 • 6:06 PM

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Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2850)

May 12, 2015 • 6:31 PM

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Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 216).(text: CR H2846)

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May 12, 2015 • 6:58 PM

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On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 0 (Roll no. 216). (text: CR H2846)

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May 12, 2015 • 6:58 PM

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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

May 12, 2015 • 6:58 PM

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Received in the Senate, read twice.

May 13, 2015

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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2913-2914)

May 14, 2015

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Message on Senate action sent to the House.

May 14, 2015

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Presented to President.

May 18, 2015

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Signed by President.

May 22, 2015

Became Law

Became Public Law No: 114-14.

May 22, 2015

Voting History

1 vote recorded • Roll call available

HOUSE

Roll Call Available

May 12, 2015 at 6:57 PM

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

Majority required: 2/3 (66.7%)

Passed

413 - 0

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One Hundred Fourteenth Congress of the United States of America

At the First Session

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen

H. R. 606

AN ACT

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents from gross income.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act.

2.

Exclusion of certain compensation received by public safety officers and their dependents

Subsection (a) of section 104 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and inserting ; and, and by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:

(6)

amounts received pursuant to—

(A)

section 1201 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796); or

(B)

a program established under the laws of any State which provides monetary compensation for surviving dependents of a public safety officer who has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty,

except that subparagraph (B) shall not apply to any amounts that would have been payable if death of the public safety officer had occurred other than as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.

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Speaker of the House of Representatives.

Vice President of the United States and President of the Senate.