Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2013
Latest action · Jun 25, 2013 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
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- IntroducedJun 25, 2013
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund for the deposit of income, gift, and estate taxes paid by or on behalf of taxpayers: (1) who are designated conscientious objectors opposed to participation in war in any form based upon their sincerely held moral, ethical, or religious beliefs or training (within the meaning of the Military Selective Service Act); and (2) who have certified their beliefs in writing to the Secretary.
Requires that: (1) amounts deposited in the Fund be allocated annually to any appropriation not for a military purpose, (2) the Secretary report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the total amount transferred into the Fund during the preceding fiscal year and the purposes for which such amount was allocated, and (3) the privacy of individuals using the Fund be protected.
Expresses the sense of Congress that any revenue increase resulting from the creation of the Fund be allocated in a manner consistent with its purposes.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2013 to Sep 15, 2014, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Jun 25, 2013 |
| D-GA | Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2013 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Jun 25, 2013 |
| D-NJ | Rush Holt | Original | Jun 25, 2013 |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Original | Jun 25, 2013 |
| D-MA | James P. McGovern | Aug 2, 2013 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Sep 10, 2013 | |
| D-FL | Corrine Brown | Sep 11, 2013 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Nov 14, 2013 | |
| D-TX | Eddie Bernice Johnson | Sep 15, 2014 |
Actions 2
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- Jun 25, 2013Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2013Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
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- Jun 25, 2013Introduced in House
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