Border Lands Conservation Act

Senate Bill

S. 2967

119th Congress

Border Lands Conservation Act

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Introduced:Oct 9, 2025

Primary Sponsor

Lisa A. Murkowski

Senator

Republican

AK

Cosponsors

8

Quick Stats

Policy Area

Taxation

Summary

This bill allows employees and new appointees of the U.S. intelligence community to deduct their moving and travel expenses from their taxes, and excludes any reimbursements for these expenses from being taxed. This is a change from the current law, which suspended these tax benefits for most other taxpayers from 2018 to 2025.

Latest Action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

AI Summary

Plain-English explanation of this bill

This bill allows employees and new appointees of the U.S. intelligence community to deduct their moving and travel expenses from their taxes, and excludes any reimbursements for these expenses from being taxed. This is a change from the current law, which suspended these tax benefits for most other taxpayers from 2018 to 2025.

Last updated: 12/29/2025

Official Summary

Congressional Research Service summary

Intelligence Community Workforce Agility Protection Act of 2023 This bill allows a current tax deduction for the moving and traveling expenses of an employee or new appointee of the intelligence community who moves due to a change in assignment that requires relocation. It also allows a current tax exclusion for such employees or appointees for moving expense reimbursements. Under current law, the tax deduction and exclusion for the moving expenses of other taxpayers are suspended for the period beginning in 2018 through 2025.

Key Points

Main provisions of the bill

Allows tax deductions for moving and travel expenses for intelligence community employees and new appointees
Allows tax exclusion for reimbursements of moving expenses for these employees and appointees
Changes current law, which suspended these tax benefits for most other taxpayers from 2018 to 2025

How This Impacts Americans

Potential effects on citizens and communities

This bill would financially benefit employees and new appointees of the U.S. intelligence community by reducing their tax burdens when they need to relocate for their jobs. It could help the intelligence community attract and retain talented workers by offsetting the costs of moving.

Policy Areas

Primary Policy Area

Taxation

Scope & Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction Level

federal

Congressional Session

119th Congress

Citation Reference

2967, 119th Congress (2025). "Border Lands Conservation Act". Source: Voter's Right Platform. https://votersright.org/bills/118-s-2967