S. 1370: Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-05-08 · Taxation · Latest: Ordered held at desk by unanimous consent.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-05-08 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act

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Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act (Sec. 2) This bill treats certain military survivor benefits that are received by children as earned income of the child for the purposes of the kiddie tax (the tax on the unearned income of children). This has the effect of exempting the benefits from such tax. The bill applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2017.

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Gold Star Family Tax Relief Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] · 48 cosponsors

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Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Steve Daines (R-MT), Patty Murray (D-WA), John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Cotton (R-AR), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Tim Scott (R-SC), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), John Hoeven (R-ND), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Todd Young (R-IN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Susan M. Collins (R-ME), John Boozman (R-AR), John Kennedy (R-LA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Joni Ernst (R-IA), John Thune (R-SD), Ted Cruz (R-TX), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cassidy, Bill [R-LA] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s1370.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s1370 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116