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H.R.147: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 111th Congress
- This bill is primarily about taxation
- Introduced Jan. 6, 2009
- Latest Major Action March 4, 2009
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
93 (82 Democrats, 12 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund and to allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns $3.00 of income taxes ($6.00 in the case of joint returns) to be paid over to such Fund to provide assistance to homeless veterans.
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Referred to House Ways and Means
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Referred to House Veterans' Affairs
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity.
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Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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Jan. 6, 2009 |
Introduced in the House by Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) |