HR715-119

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the basic needs allowance of members of the Armed Forces.

119th Congress Introduced Jan 23, 2025

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the basic needs allowance of members of the Armed Forces., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense.

Who Benefits and How

defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HB1F63242F00443EFA7978ABB0B4E949B: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the BNA Fairness Act.
  • Section HD2B46A6F585F4FF28AFC43836C09A301: 2. Exclusion from gross income of the basic needs allowance of members of the Armed Forces Section 134(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the basic needs allowance of members of the Armed Forces., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income the basic needs allowance of members of the Armed Forces., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.

Policy Domains

Defense

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
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defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 23, 2025

Mr. Womack (for himself, Mr. Moulton, and Mr. Wittman) introduced …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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