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HR 6429 109th Congress House Taxation California Charities Families Fire fighters Foundations Income tax Labor and Employment Social Welfare Survivors' benefits Tax exemption Tax-exempt organizations

Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006

Introduced: December 8, 2006 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 15 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 21, 2006
Became Public Law No: 109-445.
Dec 21, 2006
Signed by President.
Dec 19, 2006
Presented to President.
Dec 11, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 9, 2006
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11841)
Dec 9, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR 12/8/2006 S11841)
Dec 9, 2006
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Dec 9, 2006
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 9, 2006
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR 12/8/2006 H9299-9300)
Dec 9, 2006
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR 12/8/2006 H9299-9300)
Dec 9, 2006
Mr. Thomas asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Dec 9, 2006
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR 12/8/2006 H9299-9300)
Dec 9, 2006
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Dec 9, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 8, 2006
Introduced in House
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Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006 - Treats payments made to a family member before June 1, 2007, by a charitable foundation on behalf of any firefighter who died in the October 2006 Esperanza Incident in southern California as related to such foundation’s exempt function (and thus tax-exempt) if such payments are made in good faith using a reasonable and objective formula which is consistently applied.

What's happening now December 21, 2006

Became Public Law No: 109-445.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6429: Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6429/
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"H.R. 6429: Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act of 2006." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6429/.
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H.R. 6429, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-6429/.
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