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HR 5798 110th Congress House Taxation Armed Forces and National Security Armed forces abroad Charitable contributions Government Operations and Politics Income tax Postal service Social Welfare Tax credits

Homefront Heroes Tax Relief Act of 2008

Introduced: April 15, 2008 See on congress.gov
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Apr 15, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 15, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Homefront Heroes Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a tax credit for up to $500 of amounts paid to provide care packages to members of the Armed Forces serving in a combat zone.

What's happening now April 15, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5786 Related bill Homefront Heroes Tax Relief Act of 2008
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Green, Al
Texas · Jun 11, 2008
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Carson, André
Indiana · May 20, 2008
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Apr 24, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5798: Homefront Heroes Tax Relief Act of 2008. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5798/
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"H.R. 5798: Homefront Heroes Tax Relief Act of 2008." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5798/.
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H.R. 5798, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-5798/.
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