United States 116th Congress Status: In Committee 1 R cosponsors

HR 2716 — Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019

Last action — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed House
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    Passed Senate
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019 This bill treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill exempts children receiving certain military survivor benefits from the kiddie tax provisions established by Public Law 115-97.

  • Section 1(j)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986

    (E) Treatment of children with certain military survivor benefits.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any child who received a benefit under laws administered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs which-- (i) is received by a child by reason of the child being the survivor of a deceased member of the Armed Forces or of a deceased veteran, and (ii) is included in the gross income of such child.

    This addition exempts eligible children from the kiddie tax rules.

Action History

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on

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Frequently asked questions

What does HR 2716 do?
Protecting Gold Star Children Act of 2019 This bill treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax.
Who sponsors HR 2716?
HR 2716 is sponsored by Green, Mark E. (Republican).
What is the current status of HR 2716?
This bill died with 116th Congress. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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