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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate income tax overpayments to support relief efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina.

Introduced: September 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Sep 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 27, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate income tax overpayments to the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund of the William J. Clinton Foundation and the Bush-Clinton Katrina Fund of the Greater Houston Community Foundation.

What's happening now September 27, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3790 Related bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate income tax overpayments to support relief …
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 6, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 6, 2005
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Sep 29, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3905: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate income tax overpayments to support relief efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3905/
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"H.R. 3905: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate income tax overpayments to support relief efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3905/.
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H.R. 3905, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3905/.
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[H.R. 3905: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals to designate income tax overpayments to support relief efforts in response to Hurricane Katrina.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-3905/)
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