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HR 1673 107th Congress House

Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any income tax refund be paid over for use in medical research c… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate that part or all of any income tax refund be paid over for use in medical research conducted through the Department of Veterans Affairs.

Introduced: June 25, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation Armed Forces and National SecurityCheckoffEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to medical research
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GiftsGovernment trust fundsHealthIncome taxMedical researchPersonal income taxProsthesisResearch grantsScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax refundsTax returnsVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) 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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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.
May 2, 2001
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 2, 2001

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a taxpayer to designate that all or part of an income tax overpayment shall be used for Department of Veterans Affairs medical research. States that any such amount shall be treated as: (1) a refund to the taxpayer; and (2) a contribution to the United States.

Amends Federal law to establish in the Treasury the Department of Veterans Affairs Medical and Prosthetic Research Gift Fund.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Mar 19, 2002
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jul 17, 2001
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 25, 2001
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · May 2, 2001
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · May 2, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1673: Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1673/
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"H.R. 1673: Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1673/.
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H.R. 1673, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-HR-1673/.
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