3.0.0 4337 2023-01-11T13:15:42Z 2023-01-11T13:15:42Z House H HR 2007-12-06 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-12-06T15:08:05Z 2007-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2007-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001144 Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] CHRISTOPHER SHAYS R CT 4 N E000063 Rep. Edwards, Chet [D-TX-17] CHET EDWARDS D TX 17 2007-12-06 True B001247 Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] Ginny Brown-Waite R FL 5 2007-12-06 True F000448 Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] Trent Franks R AZ 2 2007-12-06 True M001138 Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] DONALD MANZULLO R IL 16 2007-12-06 True G000289 Rep. Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] ROBERT GOODLATTE R VA W. 6 2007-12-06 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2007-12-06 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2008-04-02 False L000554 Rep. LoBiondo, Frank A. [R-NJ-2] FRANK LOBIONDO R NJ A. 2 2008-04-02 False Taxation Armed Forces and National Security Charitable contributions Checkoff Families Federal advisory bodies Income tax Military dependents Military pay Tax deductions Tax refunds Taxation 00 2007-12-06 Introduced in House 2008-01-11T15:53:30Z Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2007 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax deduction (available to taxpayers who do not itemize their tax deductions) for charitable contributions of up to $1,000 ($2,000 in the case of a joint return) to the Armed Forces Relief Trust.

Allows taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a portion of any overpayment of tax as a contribution to the Trust or to make a cash contribution to the Trust with their tax returns.

Establishes an advisory board to advise the Trust on its operation and on the distribution of contributed funds.

]]> Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2007 Display Title Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2007 Short Titles as Introduced Emergency Relief Tax Check-Off for Our Armed Forces Act of 2007 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals an above-the-line deduction for contributions made to the Armed Forces Relief Trust as part of filing their income tax returns. Introduced in House 2007-12-06T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4337ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4337ih.xml 2007-12-06 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.