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HOUSE 168115th CongressReferred to the House Committee on Education and the Workforce.

Encouraging people in the United States to recognize March 2, 2017, as Read Across America Day.

Last Action
3/2/2017

Actions

  • 2017-01-04Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
  • 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-03Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  • 2017-01-03Introduced in House
  • 2017-01-03Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-01-03 (00)

Donate for Disaster Relief Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate an amount (not less than $1) of any overpayment of income tax to a Disaster Relief Fund, established by this bill, for the purpose of providing relief for major disasters declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.

Cosponsors (9)

  • Al Green (D-TX)
  • Terri Sewell (D-AL)
  • EDDIE JOHNSON (D-TX)
  • Joyce Beatty (D-OH)
  • Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
  • Dwight Evans (D-PA)
  • Henry Johnson (D-GA)
  • SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
  • ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)

Subjects

  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • Government trust funds
  • Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
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