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HR 5497 111th Congress House

Check the Debt Act of 2010

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual to designate $3 on their income tax return to be used to reduce the public debt.

Introduced: June 22, 2010 See on congress.gov
Taxation Budget deficits and national debtTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Became law
Jun 10, 2010
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4334)
Jun 9, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 9, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 10, 2010

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H4334)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Check the Debt Act of 2010 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers (other than nonresident aliens) to designate $3 or more of their tax liability ($6 for married couples filing a joint tax return) to reduce the public debt.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 16
All 16 Democratic 3
Boccieri, John
· Jun 29, 2010
 D
Cuellar, Henry
Texas · Jun 29, 2010
Kosmas, Suzanne
· Jun 29, 2010
Murphy, Patrick
· Jun 29, 2010
Arcuri, Michael
· Jun 24, 2010
Driehaus, Steve
· Jun 24, 2010
Kratovil, Frank
· Jun 23, 2010
Melancon, Charlie
· Jun 23, 2010
Shuler, Heath
· Jun 23, 2010
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Jun 22, 2010
Bright, Bobby
· Jun 22, 2010
Childers, Travis
· Jun 22, 2010
Dahlkemper, Kathleen
· Jun 22, 2010
HILL, BARON
· Jun 22, 2010
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Jun 22, 2010
Nye, Glenn
· Jun 22, 2010
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5497: Check the Debt Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5497/
MLA
"H.R. 5497: Check the Debt Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5497/.
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H.R. 5497, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-5497/.
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