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H.R. 606: Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act

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H.R. 606: Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act

114th Congress · introduced 2015-01-28 · Taxation · Latest: Became Public Law No: 114-14.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2015-01-28 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 216 (2015): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, HR606 (2015-05-12), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 114-14. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House passed version is repeated here.) Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exclude from gross income, for income tax purposes, amounts paid: (1) by the Bureau of Justice Assistance of the Department of Justice as a public safety officer survivor's benefit or a public safety officer disability benefit, or (2) under a state program that provides compensation for surviving dependents of a public safety officer who has died as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty. The tax exclusion does not apply to any amounts that would have been payable if the death of the public safety officer had occurred other than as the direct and proximate result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty.

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Official text

Don't Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · 25 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mike Kelly (R-PA), Kevin Cramer (R-ND), Mike Thompson (D-CA), John B. Larson (D-CT), Todd Young (R-IN), Glenn Thompson (R-PA)

Recorded votes

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong114-hr606 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114