To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate income tax overpayments to support relief efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina.

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Bill Number

HR 3790

Introduced

Sep 15, 2005

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.

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Topics

Alabama Charitable contributions Checkoff Congress Congressional reporting requirements Disaster relief Economics and Public Finance Emergency Management Floods Government trust funds Hurricane aftermath legislation Hurricanes Income tax Louisiana Mississippi Tax refunds Taxation Water Resources Development

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Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund; and (2) allow individual taxpayers to designate any amount of an income tax overpayment to be paid over to such Fund.

Actions

Sep 16, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Sep 15, 2005

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
Sep 15, 2005

Introduced in House

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