To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to be used by the Secretary of Defense to assist the families of members of the Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan.
Latest action · May 23, 2008 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
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.
- IntroducedMay 1, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Establishes in the Treasury the National Military Family Relief Fund to make grants to Armed Forces members who are serving, or have served, in Iraq or Afghanistan to assist the families of such members.
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow every individual taxpayer to designate $1 or more of any overpayment to be paid to the Fund; and (2) in addition to any payment of income tax liability, make a contribution of an additional amount which shall be paid over to the Fund.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 6, 2008 to Jul 15, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-PA | Patrick J. Murphy | May 6, 2008 | |
| D-WI | Steve Kagen | May 14, 2008 | |
| D-MO | Russ Carnahan | May 20, 2008 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | Jul 15, 2008 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 23, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
- May 1, 2008Introduced in House
- May 1, 2008Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security.
- Afghanistan
- Armed Forces and National Security
- Checkoff
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Economics and Public Finance
- Families
- Government trust funds
- Income tax
- Iraq
- Iraq compilation
- Middle East and North Africa
- Military dependents
- Military occupation
- Military operations
- Military pay
- Military personnel
- South Asia
- Taxation
- Terrorism
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 1, 2008Introduced in House
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