3.0.0 704 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z 2023-01-11T13:36:13Z Senate S 2017-03-23 115 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-03-23T15:06:15Z Sinai Service Recognition Act 115 2138 HR 2017-04-25 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Identical bill CRS An original bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018. 115 1 S 2017-11-28 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 269. Related bill CRS 2017-03-23 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1975) IntroReferral 2017-03-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2017-03-23 True W000817 Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA] Elizabeth Warren D MA A. 2017-05-10 False Taxation Egypt Employment taxes Income tax exclusion Marriage and family status Middle East Military operations and strategy Military personnel and dependents Sales and excise taxes Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Telephone and wireless communication Transfer and inheritance taxes Wages and earnings Taxation 00 2017-03-23 Introduced in Senate 2017-04-08T14:59:26Z Sinai Service Recognition Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require a qualified hazardous duty area to be treated in the same manner as a combat zone for certain tax provisions.

A "qualified hazardous duty area" is the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt if a member of the Armed Forces performs services in such location that qualify for special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger.

The requirement applies to specified tax provisions relating to:

  • the special rule where a deceased spouse was in missing status;
  • the exclusion from gross income of certain combat pay of members of the Armed Forces;
  • income taxes of members of the Armed Forces on death;
  • combat zone-related deaths of members of the Armed Forces;
  • the definition of wages relating to combat pay for members of the Armed Forces;
  • the taxation of phone service originating from a combat zone from members of the Armed Forces;
  • joint tax returns where an individual is in missing status; and
  • additional time for individuals serving in combat zones to file returns, pay taxes, and perform other specified acts.
]]> Sinai Service Recognition Act Display Title Sinai Service Recognition Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services in the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Sinai Service Recognition Act Introduced in Senate 2017-03-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s704is/xml/BILLS-115s704is.xml 2017-03-23 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1975) 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.