He discussed ... providing a $6,000 senior bonus exemption.
Provide a $6,000 senior bonus exemption.
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Evidence
He discussed making the Child Tax Credit permanent, expanding dependent care assistance programs, providing a $6,000 senior bonus exemption, and stopping burdensome federal nursing home mandates that threatened rural facilities.
Effective 2025 through 2028, individuals age 65 and older may claim an additional $6,000 deduction. This is in addition to the standard deduction for seniors available under existing law.
SEC. 70103. ... in the case of a taxable year beginning before January 1, 2029, there shall be allowed a deduction in an amount equal to $6,000 for each qualified individual with respect to the taxpayer.
Assessments
The promised federal $6,000 senior bonus exemption was substantially delivered during Roger Marshall's Senate term through enacted reconciliation legislation creating a $6,000 additional deduction for qualified seniors for tax years 2025 through 2028. Although the enacted mechanism is technically a deduction rather than an exemption, it matches the core promised benefit and amount, and Marshall was publicly advancing the policy in office before and around enactment.