This package is going to give them the recognition they deserve by establishing a Veterans Appreciation Month, an America 250 Military Discount, and Veterans Tax Relief Weekends.
Create Veterans Tax Relief Weekends.
Occurrences
would create ... Veterans Tax Relief Weekends
Evidence
GovInfo’s bill record shows H.J. Res. 158 was introduced by Rep. Mike Collins and referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 21, 2026. The title and full text frame the measure as encouraging states to establish Veterans Tax Relief Weekends on Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Veterans Day weekends.
Collins’s office said on April 22, 2026 that he introduced the 250 Years of Military Honor Package, which includes a Veterans Tax Relief Weekends proposal as one of its components.
Assessments
Collins introduced H.J. Res. 158 in April 2026 as part of a military honor package, and the measure included language encouraging states to establish Veterans Tax Relief Weekends. However, the evidence shows only introduction and referral to committee, not passage, enactment, or actual creation of the tax relief weekends. This is a serious legislative effort toward the promise but not fulfillment of the promised outcome.