United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1353 (105th)
Check-Off for Our Children Act
Introduced
16 April 1997
Last action
16 April 1997 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2], Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3], Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2], PETER DEFAZIO, Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8], Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6], Bill Pascrell, Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5], Sanford Bishop, Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5], Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5], COLLIN PETERSON, Rep. Neumann, Mark W. [R-WI-1], Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5], Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5], ELIOT ENGEL, Bennie Thompson, Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5], Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8], Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6], Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
Check-Off for Our Children Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individuals to designate on their income tax returns that a portion of any overpayment or any cash contribution shall be used to reduce the public debt. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to transfer such amounts to the special account in the Treasury for the receipt of gifts. Requires annual reports to the Congress regarding such amounts.
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Timeline
16 April 1997
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 April 1997
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 April 1997 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 April 1997
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 16 April 1997
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 April 1997
Sponsors
- Rep. Minge, David [D-MN-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Ramstad, Jim [R-MN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Klug, Scott L. [R-WI-2] · R · Sponsor
- PETER DEFAZIO · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., II [D-MA-8] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Luther, Bill [D-MN-6] · D · Sponsor
- Bill Pascrell · D · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5] · R · Sponsor
- Sanford Bishop · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hooley, Darlene [D-OR-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Meehan, Martin T. [D-MA-5] · D · Cosponsor
- COLLIN PETERSON · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Neumann, Mark W. [R-WI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Barrett, Thomas M. [D-WI-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Roukema, Marge [R-NJ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- ELIOT ENGEL · D · Cosponsor
- Bennie Thompson · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, James H. [D-CT-5] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Shays, Christopher [R-CT-4] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/1353
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/1353
- us · 105-hr-1353 · source updated 21 August 2025