Congress·In Committee·H.R. 9308

Tax Relief for First Responder Beneficiaries Act

Tax Relief for Families of Fallen First Responders

This bill is currently in the early stages of the legislative process after being sent to the House Committee on Ways and Means for review. It is actively moving through the system, but no future hearings or votes have been scheduled yet. There is no companion bill listed at this time.

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Helping families of fallen heroes usually gets support from both parties, but many tax bills get stuck in committee unless they are part of a larger package.

Key Points

This bill changes tax laws to help the families of police officers, firefighters, and other first responders who die in the line of duty. It ensures that more people who receive death benefits do not have to pay federal income tax on that money.
Currently, some tax breaks only apply to children or specific dependents. This plan expands those rules to include any beneficiary, which is the person chosen to receive the money. This means more family members or loved ones can receive the full amount of support intended for them.
The change would go back in time to the start of 2023. This could allow families who already paid taxes on these benefits over the last few years to potentially get some of that money back by filing new paperwork with the IRS.
The bill specifically updates the tax code to cover life insurance policies and regular payments made to survivors. By changing the language to include any person named to receive the money, it recognizes that first responders may want to provide for people other than just their children.

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Milestones

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Jun 11, 2026House

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Jun 11, 2026

Introduced in House

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Tax Relief for First Responder Beneficiaries Act

Bill NumberHR 9308

Congress119th Congress

ChamberHouse of Representatives

Latest ActionReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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