FIGHTER Act of 2025

House Votes

This bill would make the regular pay that active-duty service members earn not count as taxable income. In simple terms, your normal military paycheck would be tax-free. The IRS would update paycheck withholding so less (or no) tax is taken out up front.

There is a special rule: if a person has served as a Member of Congress in the past 10 years, they would not get this tax break. The change would start with the 2025 tax year. The bill also tells a federal efficiency office to find spending cuts that match the amount of tax revenue lost.

• Who is affected: People on active duty in the Armed Forces; not available to anyone who has been a Member of Congress in the last 10 years.
• What changes: Regular military pay would be excluded from taxable income; IRS withholding tables would be adjusted.
• When: Applies to tax years beginning after December 31, 2024.