US Congress House Bill 5353 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-2)
Status: Introduced on May 20 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-05-24 - Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3729-3730)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

War is Making You Poor Act - Limits amounts made available to the Department of Defense (DOD) in any appropriations Act for fiscal year 2011 that may be available for the base budget or for overseas contingency operations in Iraq, Afghanistan, or Pakistan. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow individual taxpayers whose modified adjusted gross income is $35,000 or less ($70,000 for married couples) a tax credit (designated as the War is Making You Poor Tax Credit) equal to their net income tax liability for the first taxable year beginning in 2011.

War is Making You Poor Act

Rep. Lacy Clay [D-MO]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN]	Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA]
Rep. Alan Grayson [D-FL]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Maurice Hinchey [D-NY]
Rep. Jesse Jackson [D-IL]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]	Rep. Dennis Kucinich [D-OH]	Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA]
Rep. Carolyn Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]
Rep. Louise Slaughter [D-NY]	Rep. Fortney Stark [D-CA]	Rep. Diane Watson [D-CA]	Rep. Lynn Woolsey [D-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-05-24		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3729-3730)
2010-05-20		Referred to House Ways and Means
2010-05-20		Referred to House Armed Services
2010-05-20		Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
2010-05-20		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3689)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/5353/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr5353/BILLS-111hr5353ih.pdf