HR 5783 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2008

Introduced Apr 14, 2008 Originated House Sponsor John Campbell R-CA

Latest action · Apr 14, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedApr 14, 2008
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a payment of $1 or more to the general fund of the Treasury.

Cosponsors 44

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Apr 14, 2008.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WY	Barbara Cubin	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-IN	Dan Burton	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-FL	Dave Weldon	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-TN	David Davis	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-CA	Edward R. Royce	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-VA	Eric Cantor	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-AZ	Jeff Flake	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Apr 14, 2008
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg	Original	Apr 14, 2008

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Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Apr 14, 2008

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Apr 14, 2008Introduced in House
Apr 14, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to make contributions to the Federal Government on their income tax returns.
Short Titles as Introduced: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Act of 2008

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Apr 14, 2008Introduced in House

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