H.R. 2778 · 104th Congress · enacted

To provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services for the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be entitled to certain tax benefits in the same manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone.

Became Public Law No: 104-117.

Latest official action 1996-03-20 · Enacted

The bill, briefly

Includes service performed by U.S. military personnel in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, or Macedonia as service performed in a "qualified hazardous duty area" for which such personnel will be entitled to the following tax benefits provided to military personnel performing service in an area designated by the President as a combat zone, for such period as a member of the armed forces is entitled to special pay for duty subject to hostile fire or imminent danger in such country: (1) the special rule for determining surviving spouse status where the deceased spouse was in missing status as a result of service in a combat zone; (2) the exclusions from income for combat pay; (3) forgiveness of income taxes of members of the armed forces dying in the combat zone or by reason of combat-zone incurred wounds; (4) the reduction in estate taxes for members of the armed forces dying in the combat zone or by reason of combat-zone incurred wounds; (5) the exemption from income tax withholding for military pay for any month in which an employee is entitled to the exclusion from income; (6) the exemption from the telephone excise tax for toll telephone service that originates in a combat zone; (7) the special rule permitting filing of a joint return where a spouse is in missing status as a result of service in a combat zone; and (8) the suspension of time provisions. Entitles an individual…

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Congressional Research Service · 1996-03-05

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Amount spent specifically on this bill: not disclosed

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Politicians behind the bill

Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.

Cosponsor

Harold Rogers

House · KY District 5 · Republican

$335,265PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Ken Calvert

House · CA District 41 · Republican

$1,249,056PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Rosa L. DeLauro

House · CT District 3 · Democratic

$619,957PAC receipts · 2025–2026

Cosponsor

Roger F. Wicker

Senate · MS · Republican

$118,700PAC receipts · 2025–2026

122 of 122 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

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EMPLOYEES OF NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION PAC$30,000

Harold Rogers · Cosponsor · $10,000

Ken Calvert · Cosponsor · $10,000

Rosa L. DeLauro · Cosponsor · $10,000

The bill, briefly

Who reported lobbying on this bill?

Politicians behind the bill

Harold Rogers

Ken Calvert

Rosa L. DeLauro

Roger F. Wicker

PAC donors to the listed sponsors

What happened after enactment?