H.R. 9207 – Military Pension Protection Act

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The Military Pension Protection Act would change the Internal Revenue Code so that military pensions and annuities are no longer treated as taxable income. This means service members and their beneficiaries would not have to pay federal income tax on those payments. The amendment applies to all tax years beginning after the law takes effect.

Key Provisions

Adds a new tax code section that says any pension or annuity received from the federal government for service in the Armed Forces is not counted as taxable income for the recipient or their beneficiary.
Updates the tax code’s table of sections to include this new provision.
Makes the change effective for tax years that start after the law is enacted.

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

June 8, 2026

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Introduced in House

June 8, 2026

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Ways and Means Committee

June 8, 2026

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Introduced in HouseIssued June 8, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

H. R. 9207

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

June 8, 2026

Mr. Van Drew 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 exclude pensions of members of the Armed Forces from gross income.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Military Pension Protection Act.

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Exclusion from gross income of pensions of members of the Armed Forces

(a)

In general

Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by inserting after section 112 the following new section:

113.

Pensions of members of the Armed Forces

Gross income shall not include any amount received as a pension or annuity from the Federal Government for service as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States (whether received by such member or a beneficiary of such member).

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(b)

Clerical amendment

The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 112 the following new item:

Sec. 113. Pensions of members of the Armed Forces.

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(c)

Effective date

The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.