3.0.0 694 2023-01-11T13:28:36Z 2023-01-11T13:28:36Z House HR 2015-02-03 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 18 (Tuesday, February 3, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. O'ROURKE:H.R. 694.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The constitutional authority on which this bill rests isthe power of Congress ``to provide for the common Defence'',``to raise and support Armies'', ``to provide and maintain aNavy'' and ``to make Rules for the Government and Regulationof the land and naval Forces'' as enumerated in Article I,section 8 of the United States Constitution.[Page H757]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-02-03T15:04:25Z Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015 114 249 S 2015-01-22 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Related bill CRS 2015-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2015-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-02-03 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress O000170 Rep. O'Rourke, Beto [D-TX-16] Beto O'Rourke D TX 16 N C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2015-02-03 True W000816 Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] Roger Williams R TX 25 2015-02-03 True Taxation Africa Foreign aid and international relief Income tax exclusion Infectious and parasitic diseases Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Wages and earnings World health Taxation 00 2015-02-03 Introduced in House 2015-02-19T21:15:07Z Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015

Provides for a tax exclusion of compensation paid to a member of the Armed Forces serving in Operation United Assistance in the Ebola virus disease outbreak area (i.e., Liberia, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and any other region designated as experiencing a widespread Ebola virus disease outbreak). Requires that such service member undergo a program of at least 21 days of controlled monitoring upon return from the outbreak area.

]]> Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015 Display Title Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing hazardous humanitarian services in West Africa to combat the spread of the Ebola virus outbreak shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Operation United Assistance Tax Exclusion Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr694ih/xml/BILLS-114hr694ih.xml 2015-02-03 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. 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.