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S 720 113th Congress Senate Taxation Budget deficits and national debt Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

Buffett Rule Act of 2013

Introduced: April 18, 2013 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 2 steps
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Became law
Apr 15, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Apr 15, 2013
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Buffett Rule Act of 2013 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers to donate an amount (not less than $1), in addition to any tax owed, which shall be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury and transferred to an account used to reduce the public debt.  Requires such donation to be designated on a taxpayer's income tax return at the time such return is filed.

What's happening now April 15, 2013

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1336 Related bill Voluntary Debt Reduction Act of 2013
  • HR 1571 Identical bill Buffett Rule Act of 2013
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Republican 6
Heller, Dean
· Apr 18, 2013
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Apr 16, 2013
 R
Barrasso, John
Wyoming · Apr 15, 2013
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Apr 15, 2013
 R
Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Apr 15, 2013
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Apr 15, 2013
 R
McConnell, Mitch
Kentucky · Apr 15, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 720: Buffett Rule Act of 2013. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-720/
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