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HR 2698 98th Congress House Taxation Income tax Labor and Employment Tax credits Volunteer workers

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a credit against income tax for individuals who perform voluntary services for certain public service organizations.

Introduced: April 21, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) 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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Apr 21, 1983
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 21, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow an income tax credit for individuals who perform voluntary services for certain public service organizations.

Limits such credit to $750 for a taxable year. Requires an individual to perform at least 50 hours of volunteer service for one or more qualified public service organizations in order to quality for such credit.

What's happening now April 21, 1983

Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 29, 1983
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2698: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a credit against income tax for individuals who perform voluntary services for certain public service organizations.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2698/
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"H.R. 2698: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide a credit against income tax for individuals who perform voluntary services for certain public service organizations.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2698/.
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H.R. 2698, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2698/.
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