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.

Bill Number

HR 5823

Introduced

Apr 16, 2008

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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 s ...

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Armed Forces and National Security Checkoff Economics and Public Finance Government trust funds Homeless Housing and Community Development Income tax Social Welfare Tax returns Taxation Veterans' benefits

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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.

Actions

Apr 16, 2008

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.
Apr 16, 2008

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