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A bill to encourage the establishment of Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trusts.

Introduced: October 8, 2002 See on congress.gov
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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Oct 8, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10119-10120)
Oct 8, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10119)
Oct 8, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Sets forth requirements a charitable corporation, fund, foundation, or trust must meet to designate itself as a Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trust (a charitable trust for the spouses, dependents, and relatives of military and Federal personnel who lose their lives in the battle against terrorism that is named after the first American to die in such service following the September 11th terrorist attacks). Requires at least 85 percent of each Trust corpus to be distributed to such survivors and prohibits more than 15 percent from being used for administrative purposes. Prohibits any such Trust from participating in any political campaign on behalf of a candidate for public office. Requires: (1) audits of each Trust that annually receives contributions of more than $1 million; and (2) Trust distributions to be made at least once a year.

Provides for the notification of Trust beneficiaries.

What's happening now October 8, 2002

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10119-10120)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3073: A bill to encourage the establishment of Johnny Micheal Spann Patriot Trusts.. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-3073/
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