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House bill · 110th Congress · Did not become law

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payment to provide assistance to homeless veterans, and for other purposes.

H.R. 5823Introduced Apr 16, 2008Policy area: Taxation
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Israel D-NY
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 16, 2008 — Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 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.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

56 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 48 Democrats

8 of 56 cosponsors (14%) are from the other party.

Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Michael Arcuri (D-NY), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Leonard Boswell (D-IA), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Christopher Carney (D-PA), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), Joe Courtney (D-CT), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Eliot Engel (D-NY), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Gene Green (D-TX), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), John Hall (D-NY), Phil Hare (D-IL), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Tim Holden (D-PA), Eddie Johnson (D-TX), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Peter King (R-NY), Ray LaHood (R-IL), John Larson (D-CT), Tom Latham (R-IA), David Loebsack (D-IA) and 26 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 110th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Israel.

Sponsor’s state and district

New York in Congress · NY-2 district

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Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.