H.R. 6970 would expand the tax benefits currently available to military service members by allowing them to exclude additional income from their federal taxes. Specifically, the bill amends the tax code to let enlisted personnel and commissioned officers exclude earnings from overseas deployments—meaning any service outside the United States—similar to the existing tax exclusion for combat zone service. The exclusion would not apply to service members who are stationed overseas as their permanent duty location under formal reassignment orders. The changes take effect for the 2026 tax year and beyond, affecting all active-duty military members who serve overseas temporarily rather than being permanently stationed abroad. This represents a tax relief measure intended to support military personnel serving outside U.S. territories.
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