HR7897Referred to Committee

No Tax on Drill Pay Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-03-12
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6
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Andy Barr
Andy Barr
Republican · KY · Representative
Votes with party: 99.0% (514 recorded votes)

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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

2026-03-12

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would exempt military members from paying federal income taxes on the pay they receive for drilling and training exercises with their reserve or National Guard units. The change would reduce the tax burden on part-time military personnel who balance civilian jobs with their military service obligations.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7897 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7897 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received in connection with inactive-duty training. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 12, 2026 Mr. Barr (for himself, Mr. Miller of Ohio, and Mr. Nunn of Iowa) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross income compensation received in connection with inactive-duty training. 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 ``No Tax on Drill Pay Act''. SEC. 2. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME OF INACTIVE-DUTY TRAINING COMPENSATION. (a) In General.--Section 134(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: ``(7) Inactive-duty training compensation.--The term `qualified military benefit' includes any compensation received in connection with inactive-duty training (as defined in section 101(d)(7) of title 10, United States Code, as in effect at the time of the receipt of such compensation).''. (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 134(b)(3)(A) of such Code is amended by striking ``paragraphs (4) and (5)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (4), (5), and (7)''. (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall apply to compensation received after the date of the enactment of this Act. <all>
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