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S 62 113th Congress Senate Taxation Government trust funds Homelessness and emergency shelter Housing and community development funding Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Veterans' loans, housing, homeless programs

Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013

Introduced: January 22, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 9, 2013
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.
Jan 22, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
Jan 22, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish in the Treasury the Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund; and (2) allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a specified portion (not less than $1) of any overpayment of tax, and to make a contribution of an additonal amount, to be paid over to such Fund to provide services to homeless veterans.

What's happening now May 9, 2013

Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-203.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2797 Related bill Homeless Veterans Assistance Fund Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · May 7, 2013
 D
Coons, Christopher A.
Delaware · Jan 22, 2013
 D
Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Jan 22, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 62: Check the Box for Homeless Veterans Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-62/
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