3.0.0 19 2023-01-15T21:34:09Z 2023-01-15T21:34:09Z Senate S S 2003-01-07 108 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-01-07T22:53:58Z 2003-01-07 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2003-01-07 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR 1/9/2003 S134) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-01-07 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000064 Sen. Daschle, Thomas A. [D-SD] THOMAS DASCHLE D SD ANDREW N A000069 Sen. Akaka, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL AKAKA D HI KOHIKINA 2003-01-07 True B000243 Sen. Baucus, Max [D-MT] MAX BAUCUS D MT SIEBEN 2003-01-07 True B000444 Sen. Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [D-DE] JOSEPH BIDEN D DE ROBINETTE 2003-01-07 True B000780 Sen. Breaux, John B. [D-LA] JOHN BREAUX D LA BERLINGER 2003-01-07 True C000127 Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] Maria Cantwell D WA 2003-01-07 True C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-01-07 True C001042 Sen. Corzine, Jon S. [D-NJ] JON CORZINE D NJ S. 2003-01-07 True D000596 Sen. Dayton, Mark [D-MN] MARK DAYTON D MN 2003-01-07 True D000432 Sen. Dorgan, Byron L. [D-ND] BYRON DORGAN D ND LESLIE 2003-01-07 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2003-01-07 True H000725 Sen. Hollings, Ernest F. [D-SC] ERNEST HOLLINGS D SC FREDERICK 2003-01-07 True J000072 Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT] JAMES JEFFORDS I VT MERRILL 2003-01-07 True J000177 Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] TIM JOHNSON D SD 2003-01-07 True K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE 2003-01-07 True K000148 Sen. Kerry, John F. [D-MA] JOHN KERRY D MA FORBES 2003-01-07 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2003-01-07 True L000261 Sen. Levin, Carl [D-MI] CARL LEVIN D MI MILTON 2003-01-07 True M001111 Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] Patty Murray D WA 2003-01-07 True R000146 Sen. Reid, Harry [D-NV] HARRY REID D NV M. 2003-01-07 True R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV 2003-01-07 True S000064 Sen. Sarbanes, Paul S. [D-MD] PAUL SARBANES D MD SPYROS 2003-01-07 True S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2003-01-07 True S000770 Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI] Debbie Stabenow D MI 2003-01-07 True B000711 Sen. Boxer, Barbara [D-CA] BARBARA BOXER D CA 2003-01-09 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2003-01-15 False I000025 Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] DANIEL INOUYE D HI KEN 2003-01-15 False M000702 Sen. Mikulski, Barbara A. [D-MD] BARBARA MIKULSKI D MD ANN 2003-01-22 False L000550 Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] MARY LANDRIEU D LA 2003-01-29 False N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM 2003-02-04 False L000123 Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] FRANK LAUTENBERG D NJ R. 2003-09-08 False Taxation Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations Agriculture and Food Annuities Appropriations Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Armed forces reserves Capital gains tax Citizenship Congress Congressional oversight Congressional reporting requirements Construction costs Day care Department of Commerce Department of Health and Human Services Disabled Drugs Economics and Public Finance Expatriation Families Federal budgets Federal employees Finance and Financial Sector Gifts Government Operations and Politics Government spending reductions Health Home ownership Housing and Community Development Housing finance Immigration Income tax Indexing (Economic policy) Individual retirement accounts Interest International Affairs Labor and Employment Law Legislation Marine and coastal resources, fisheries Medical economics Military dependents Military operations Military pensions Military personnel Military training National Guard Pharmacies Public health personnel Real estate appraisal Repatriation Social Welfare Social security taxes Survivors' benefits Tax administration Tax deferral Tax evasion Tax exclusion Tax returns Tax treaties Tax-deferred compensation plans Tax-exempt organizations Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Trusts and trustees User charges Valuation Veterans' disability compensation Veterans' hospitals Veterans' medical care Veterans' organizations Visas Taxation 00 2003-01-07 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Repeals, as of such date, a special compensation program for certain severely disabled military retirees.

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to: (1) make available to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for programs, functions, and activities of the Veterans Health Administration for FY 2005 120 percent of the amount obligated during FY 2003; and (2) adjust the amount provided after FY 2005 based on the number of enrolled veterans and the number of others eligible for and provided care and the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index.

Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income as a qualified military benefit the amount of the death gratuity payable under chapter 75 of title 10 of the United States Code, effective with respect to deaths occurring after September 10, 2001.

Authorizes a member of the uniformed services or the Foreign Service serving on "qualified official extended duty" to extend for ten years the five-year period utilized in determining full exclusion of gain from the sale of a principal residence.

Exempts amounts received under the Homeowners Assistance Program from: (1) inclusion as gross income; and (2) consideration as wages for Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax purposes (including Medicare).

Extends combat zone filing rules to contingency operations.

Provides a deduction for itemizers and non-itemizers for unreimbursed overnight travel, meals, and lodging expenses of National Guard and Reserve members who must travel as part of their official duties.

States that all property of a "covered expatriate" shall be treated as sold on the day before the "expatriation date" for its fair market value.

Permits an individual to make an irrevocable decision to be taxed as a U.S. citizen with respect to all property otherwise covered by the expatriation provisions.

Excludes certain U.S. real property interests from the provisions of this Act. Subjects retirement plans to the provisions of this Act.

Includes in a recipient's gross income the value of property received by gift or bequest from a covered expatriate, with exceptions.

Establishes IRS service user fee authority through September 30, 2012.

Amends the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny a former citizen reentry into the United States for noncompliance with the provisions of this Act. (Current law denies reentry based upon tax-motivated expatriation.)]]>

Veterans and Military Personnel Fairness Act of 2003 Display Title Veterans and Military Personnel Fairness Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and titles 10 and 38, United States Code, to improve benefits for members of the uniformed services and for veterans, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Veterans and Military Personnel Fairness Act of 2003 Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill Armed Forces Tax Fairness Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-01-07T05:00:00Z 2003-01-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.