I 112th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3088 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 4, 2011 Mr. Lewis of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Filner, Ms. Lee of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Christensen, Ms. Jackson Lee of Texas, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Payne) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to post on the public Web site of the Department of Defense the cost to each American taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Cost of War Act of 2011.

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Cost of wars

The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, shall post on the public Web site of the Department of Defense the cost to each American taxpayer of each of the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Libya.