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H.R.136: 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 112th Congress
- This bill is primarily about taxation
- Introduced Jan. 5, 2011
- Latest Major Action Feb. 18, 2011
- See the two similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
18 (15 Democrats, 3 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 Health.
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Jan. 5, 2011 |
Introduced in the House by Steve Israel (D-N.Y.) |