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Introduced Session

This resolution urges Congress and the President of the United States to enact the "Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2023," H.R.161 of the 2023-2024 session, to reallocate funds from the Internal Revenue Service to the Department of Defense to increase the pay of certain members of the Armed Forces serving on active duty. The Internal Revenue Service audits taxpayers earning under $25,000 annually at a rate five times taxpayers who earn a higher salary. The House of Representatives passed the "Family and Small Business Taxpayer Protection Act," H.B.23 of the 2023-2024 session, which rescinds funds allocated by the "Inflation Reduction Act of 2022," Pub.L.117-169, to the Internal Revenue Service. Instead, the "Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2023" reallocates these funds to the Department of Defense for the primary purpose of increasing basic pay for all active military service members to at least $31,200 annually, equivalent to a $15 hourly wage. Currently, approximately 23,000 active duty service members rely on food stamps in the United States, and some rely on other forms of public assistance. New Jersey is home to several military bases, as well as many active duty military members and their families. This resolution urges Congress and the President to move forward with the enactment of the "Prioritizing Troops Over Tax Collectors Act of 2023" to alleviate financial difficulty for active duty service members receiving basic pay and encourage continued service in the United States military.*--

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Alex Sauickie (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Military and Veterans' Affairs Committee (on 01/23/2023)

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