House bill · 111th Congress · Did not become law
To amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize taxpayers to designate a portion of their income tax payments to a National Military Family Relief Fund to be used by the Secretary of Defense to assist the families of members of the Armed Forces who are serving in, or have served in, Iraq or Afghanistan.
Sponsor: Rep. Bill Foster D-ILWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2009
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 25, 2009 — Referred to House Armed Services
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
40 cosponsors — 4 Republicans, 36 Democrats
4 of 40 cosponsors (10%) are from the other party.
John Adler (D-NJ), Melissa Bean (D-IL), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Paul Broun (R-GA), Vern Buchanan (R-FL), Russ Carnahan (D-MO), Gerald Connolly (D-VA), Kathleen Dahlkemper (D-PA), Bart Gordon (D-TN), John Hall (D-NY), Deborah Halvorson (D-IL), Phil Hare (D-IL), Stephanie Herseth Sandlin (D-SD), Rush Holt (D-NJ), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Steve Kagen (D-WI), Dale Kildee (D-MI), Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-MI), Mary Jo Kilroy (D-OH), Daniel Lipinski (D-IL), Eric Massa (D-NY), Doris Matsui (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), Jerry McNerney (D-CA), Jeff Miller (R-FL), Patrick Murphy (D-PA), Scott Murphy (D-NY), Glenn Nye (D-VA), William Owens (D-NY), Collin Peterson (D-MN) and 10 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 111th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Bill Foster.
- H.R. 5278 (111th) To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 405 West Second Street in Dixon, Illinois, as the "President…
- H.Res. 862 (111th) Congratulating the staff, students, and faculty at the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy for winning the 2009 Star Innovator in the…
- H.Res. 703 (111th) Congratulating Mark Buehrle of the Chicago White Sox on pitching a perfect game on July 23, 2009.
- H.R. 2551 (111th) Municipal Market Liquidity Enhancement Act of 2009
- H.R. 5423 (111th) Transparent Review of the Affordability and Cost of Electricity (TRACE) Renewable Energy Act of 2010
- H.R. 4504 (111th) SINC Act of 2010
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.