[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 673 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 673

  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance 
  away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the 
Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel 
                               expenses.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 21, 2017

Ms. Klobuchar (for herself, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Van Hollen, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
Kaine, Mrs. Gillibrand, and Ms. Warren) introduced the following bill; 
     which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to decrease the distance 
  away from home required for a member of a reserve component of the 
Armed Forces to be eligible for the above-the-line deduction for travel 
                               expenses.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Savings for Servicemembers Act''.

SEC. 2. DECREASE IN REQUIRED DISTANCE AWAY FROM HOME FOR ABOVE-THE-LINE 
              DEDUCTION FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF MEMBERS OF A RESERVE 
              COMPONENT OF THE ARMED FORCES.

    (a) In General.--Section 62(a)(2)(E) of the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 is amended by striking ``100 miles'' and inserting ``50 
miles''.
    (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section shall apply 
to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2016.
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