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S. 339 (115th)

Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017

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Introduced

7 February 2017

Last action

7 February 2017 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

Sponsors

Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL], Sen. Collins, Susan M. [R-ME], Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID], Sen. Rubio, Marco [R-FL], Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK], Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC], Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR], Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV], Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE], Sen. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI], Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA], Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA], Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ], Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN], Sen. Strange, Luther [R-AL], Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC], Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC], Sen. Warren, Elizabeth [D-MA], Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI], Sen. Boozman, John [R-AR], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT], Sen. Van Hollen, Chris [D-MD], Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY], Sen. Stabenow, Debbie [D-MI], Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM], Sen. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM], Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA], Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ], Sen. Brown, Sherrod [D-OH], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA], Sen. Harris, Kamala D. [D-CA], Sen. Franken, Al [D-MN], Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI], Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR], Sen. Merkley, Jeff [D-OR], Sen. Jones, Doug [D-AL], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK], Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO], Sen. Duckworth, Tammy [D-IL], Sen. Risch, James E. [R-ID], Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO], Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND], Sen. Cortez Masto, Catherine [D-NV], Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT], Sen. Hyde-Smith, Cindy [R-MS]

Subjects

Defence, Taxation

Source updated

11 August 2025

Defence · Taxation

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Summary

Military Widow's Tax Elimination Act of 2017 This bill repeals certain provisions which require the offset of amounts paid in dependency and indemnity compensation from Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) annuities for the surviving spouses of former military personnel who are entitled to military retired pay or who would be entitled to such pay, except for being under 60 years of age. The Department of Defense is prohibited from recouping certain amounts previously paid to SBP recipients in the form of a retired pay refund. The bill requires (current law authorizes) the Secretary of the military department concerned to pay an annuity to a member's dependent children when there is no eligible surviving spouse. The Secretary concerned shall restore annuity eligibility to a surviving spouse who earlier agreed to transfer such eligibility to the surviving child or children of a member.

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Timeline

  1. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 7 February 2017

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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