HR 168
115th Congress
House
Taxation
Disaster relief and insurance
Government trust funds
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Donate for Disaster Relief Act of 2017
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 4, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Donate for Disaster Relief Act of 2017
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers to designate an amount (not less than $1) of any overpayment of income tax to a Disaster Relief Fund, established by this bill, for the purpose of providing relief for major disasters declared under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management.
Bill text
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 168: Donate for Disaster Relief Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-168/
"H.R. 168: Donate for Disaster Relief Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-168/.
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