HR 5045 · 115th Congress · Taxation
STOP Homelessness Act of 2018
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Financial Services, 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.(2018-02-15)
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Services, Tools, and Opportunities to Prevent Homelessness Act of 2018 or the STOP Homelessness Act of 2018 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) establish the Stop Homelessness Fund for the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to use to provide housing and services to homeless and formerly homeless individuals; (2) allow individual taxpayers to designate on their tax returns a portion (not less than $1) of any overpayment of tax or an additional contribution for the fund; (3) provide appropriations to the fund equal to twice the amount that is designated and contributed by taxpayers to the fund; and (4) require HUD to include in the President's budget, beginning with FY2019, a description of the uses of the fund during the previous fiscal year and the proposed uses for the next fiscal year.…
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Cosponsors (4)
4 Democrats