Relief for Families of the Fallen Act

This bill would change federal tax law so that federal income tax does not apply to a public safety officer who dies as a direct result of an injury suffered in the line of duty. The tax would not apply for the year the officer died, or for earlier years going back to the last tax year that ended before the year of the injury. The Treasury would use, where practical, the same standards used for the federal Public Safety Officers' Benefits program to decide whether a death qualifies. Treasury would be directed to make these decisions quickly and limit paperwork for family members. The change would apply to officers who die on or after January 1, 2025.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Margaret Wood Hassan Democrat sponsor
• 1 cosponsors