Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 2007

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Bill Number

HR 3537

Introduced

Sep 14, 2007

Latest Action

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

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Topics

Breast cancer Checkoff Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to research Government trust funds Health Income tax Medical research Prostate cancer Research grants Science, Technology, Communications Tax returns Taxation Women

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Summary

Taxpayers' Cancer Research Funding Act of 2007- Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a $5 contribution to the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund ($10 for joint returns).

Establishes in the Treasury the Breast and Prostate Cancer Research Fund to award grants for breast or prostate cancer research.

Actions

Sep 14, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sep 14, 2007

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, 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 14, 2007

Introduced in House

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