HR 4197 · 93th Congress · Armed Forces and National Security

Prisoner of War Tax Relief Act

Introduced 1973-02-08· Sponsored by Rep. Bingham, Jonathan B. [D-NY-22]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.(1973-02-08)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Prisoner of War Tax Relief Act - Excludes, under the Internal Revenue Code of 1954, from gross income any amounts received by prisoners of war when such individuals were in a missing status as a result of the Vietnam conflict. States that in the case of any spouse of a missing serviceman, gross income does not include any amount, not in excess of $20,000, received by such spouse during the taxable year in which the missing status of such serviceman terminates. Exempts from State and local income taxes the salaries of such prisoners.…

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