To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to be used by the Secretary of Defense to assist the families of members of the Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan.

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Introduced

25 February 2009

Last action

25 February 2009 · Introduced

Status

Referred to House Armed Services

Sponsors

Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11], Rep. Murphy, Scott [D-NY-20], Rep. Matsui, Doris O. [D-CA-7], Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16], Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4], Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8], Rep. Space, Zachary T. [D-OH-18], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Broun, Paul C. [R-GA-10], Rep. Adler, John H. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Halvorson, Deborah L. [D-IL-11], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D-SD-At Large], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Richardson, Laura [D-CA-37], Rep. Kildee, Dale E. [D-MI-5], Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12], Rep. Wu, David [D-OR-1], Rep. Kilroy, Mary Jo [D-OH-15], Rep. Shuler, Heath [D-NC-11], Rep. Massa, Eric J. J. [D-NY-29], Rep. Nye, Glenn C. [D-VA-2], Rep. Hall, John J. [D-NY-19], Rep. Bishop, Timothy H. [D-NY-1], Rep. Sestak, Joe [D-PA-7], Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA], Rep. Murphy, Patrick J. [D-PA-8], Rep. Carnahan, Russ [D-MO-3], Rep. Kilpatrick, Carolyn C. [D-MI-13], Rep. Schock, Aaron [R-IL-18], Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18], Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2], Rep. Hare, Phil [D-IL-17], Rep. Dahlkemper, Kathleen A. [D-PA-3], Rep. Walz, Timothy J. [D-MN-1], Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9], Rep. Bean, Melissa L. [D-IL-8], Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3]

Subjects

Defence, Taxation

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6 June 2025

Defence · Taxation

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Summary

Establishes in the Treasury the National Military Family Relief Fund to make grants to Armed Forces members who are serving, or have served, in Iraq or Afghanistan to assist the families of such members. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow every individual taxpayer to designate $1 or more of any overpayment to be paid to the Fund; and (2) in addition to any payment of income tax liability, make a contribution of an additional amount which shall be paid over to the Fund.

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Timeline

25 February 2009
Introduced
Referred to House Ways and Means
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25 February 2009
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, 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.
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25 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
25 February 2009
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1175
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