US HB168 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
Donate for Disaster Relief Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL] | Rep. Al Green [D-TX] | Rep. Terri Sewell [D-AL] | Rep. Eddie Johnson [D-TX] |
| Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH] | Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL] | Rep. Dwight Evans [D-PA] | Rep. Henry Johnson [D-GA] |
| Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management. |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Referred 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. |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Disaster relief and insurance
Government trust funds
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
Government trust funds
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Taxation
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/168/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr168/BILLS-115hr168ih.pdf |
