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Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act

Introduced: April 15, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 15, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E679)
Apr 15, 1999
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund for the deposit of income, gift, and estate taxes paid by or on behalf of taxpayers: (1) who are designated conscientious objectors opposed to participation in war in any form based upon the taxpayer's deeply held moral, ethical, or religious beliefs or training (within the meaning of the Military Selective Service Act); and (2) who have certified these beliefs in writing.

Requires that funds in the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund be allocated annually to any appropriation not for a military purpose.

Declares the sense of Congress that any increase in revenue to the Treasury resulting from the creation of the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund shall be allocated in a manner consistent with the purposes of the Fund.

What's happening now April 15, 1999

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Apr 6, 2000
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 1999
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 15, 1999
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Apr 15, 1999
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 15, 1999
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 15, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1454: Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1454/
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"H.R. 1454: Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-1454/.
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