3.0.0 4529 2022-12-31T05:06:08Z 2022-12-31T05:06:08Z House HR 2021-07-19 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. McGOVERN:H.R. 4529.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8.[Page H3669]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-07-19T18:01:25Z 2021-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 N Taxation Appropriations Conflicts and wars Congressional oversight Defense spending Religion Right of privacy Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Taxation 00 2021-07-19 Introduced in House 2021-10-08T18:39:19Z Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act

This bill directs the Department of the Treasury to establish 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.

Amounts deposited in the fund shall be allocated annually to any appropriation not for a military purpose. Treasury shall 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. The privacy of individuals using the fund shall be protected.

]]> Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act Official Title as Introduced To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Display Title Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act Short Title(s) as Introduced Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4529ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4529ih.xml 2021-07-19 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.