HR 1336 · 113th Congress 2013–2015, ended

Voluntary Debt Reduction Act of 2013

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 21, 2013 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.

  1. IntroducedMar 21, 2013
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Voluntary Debt Reduction Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1) or designate a portion of any overpayment of tax (not less than $1) to be donated, in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt.  Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 21, 2013 to Jun 26, 2013, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-OHMarcia L. FudgeOriginalMar 21, 2013
R-OHSteve StiversOriginalMar 21, 2013
R-OHDavid P. JoyceApr 26, 2013
R-ILAaron SchockJun 26, 2013
R-ILAdam KinzingerJun 26, 2013

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House
  2. Mar 21, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 720Buffett Rule Act of 2013Related billApr 15, 2013
HR 1571Buffett Rule Act of 2013Related billApr 15, 2013

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 21, 2013Introduced in House

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