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S 3213 106th Congress Senate

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual to designate $3 or more on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt.

Introduced: October 18, 2000 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 106th Congress ended
It never became law before the 106th Congress (1999–2000) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Oct 18, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Oct 18, 2000
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action October 18, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit an individual to designate three dollars on his or her income tax return (six dollars on a joint return) to be used to reduce the public debt of the United States.
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Oct 18, 2000
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3213: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual to designate $3 or more on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-3213/
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"S. 3213: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual to designate $3 or more on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-3213/.
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S. 3213, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-3213/.
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[S. 3213: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual to designate $3 or more on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt.](https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-3213/)
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