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HR 1087 108th 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 9, 2003 See on congress.gov
Taxation Armed Forces and National SecurityCheckoffEconomics and Public FinanceFederal aid to research
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GiftsGovernment trust fundsHealthIncome taxMedical researchProsthesisResearch grantsScience, Technology, CommunicationsTax refundsTax returnsVeterans' medical care
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 26, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Mar 5, 2003
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.
Mar 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 26, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 16, 2003
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Jun 9, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1087: Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1087/
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"H.R. 1087: Veterans Medical Research Assistance Voluntary Option Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1087/.
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H.R. 1087, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-1087/.
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