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H.R. 5154: Uniformed Services Differential Pay Protection Act

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H.R. 5154: Uniformed Services Differential Pay Protection Act

108th Congress · introduced 2004-09-28 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2004-09-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Uniformed Services Differential Pay Protection Act

Plain summary

Uniformed Services Differential Pay Protection Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to treat differential wage payments as a payment of wages by an employer to an employee for income tax purposes. Defines "differential wage payment" as any employer payment to an individual serving on active duty in the uniformed services for more than 30 days which represents wages such individual would have received if such individual were performing services for the employer. Treats an individual receiving differential wage payments as an employee and treats differential wage payments as compensation for retirement plan purposes.

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Official text

Uniformed Services Differential Pay Protection Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Turner, Michael R. [R-OH-3] reported raising $1.3 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-hr5154 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108