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HR 2483 113th Congress House

Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2013

Official title: To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments … Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To affirm the religious freedom of taxpayers who are conscientiously opposed to participation in war, to provide that the income, estate, or gift tax payments of such taxpayers be used for nonmilitary purposes, to create the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund to receive such tax payments, to improve revenue collection, and for other purposes.

Introduced: August 2, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation AppropriationsConflicts and warsCongressional oversightDefense spending
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jun 25, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 25, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2013 - Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to establish in the Treasury the Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund for the deposit of income, gift, and estate taxes paid by or on behalf of taxpayers: (1) who are designated conscientious objectors opposed to participation in war in any form based upon their sincerely held moral, ethical, or religious beliefs or training (within the meaning of the Military Selective Service Act); and (2) who have certified their beliefs in writing to the Secretary.

Requires that: (1) amounts deposited in the Fund be allocated annually to any appropriation not for a military purpose, (2) the Secretary report to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees on the total amount transferred into the Fund during the preceding fiscal year and the purposes for which such amount was allocated, and (3) the privacy of individuals using the Fund be protected.

Expresses the sense of Congress that any revenue increase resulting from the creation of the Fund be allocated in a manner consistent with its purposes.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 2
CUMMINGS, ELIJAH
· Nov 14, 2013
BROWN, CORRINE
· Sep 11, 2013
MCDERMOTT, JIM
· Sep 10, 2013
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Aug 2, 2013
CLAY, WM.
· Jun 25, 2013
HOLT, RUSH
· Jun 25, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 25, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2483: Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2483/
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"H.R. 2483: Religious Freedom Peace Tax Fund Act of 2013." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2483/.
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H.R. 2483, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-2483/.
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