To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors. The main policy domain is Defense, Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H430E295B6E4B4BD292D5FEEE529FFF5D: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the VSO Equal Tax Treatment Act or as the VETT Act .
- Section H6583A055CF444919A3D7BE0C9ED4EBA0: 2. Deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces Section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is...
Evidence Chain:
This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.
At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Key Policy Areas
Defense, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
This bill, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to certain organizations for members of the Armed Forces., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- defense agencies, service members, and defense contractors
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReceived
Additional sponsors: Mr. Grothman, Mr. Murphy, Mrs. Miller of West …
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the …
Mr. Wenstrup (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Individual taxpayers who make charitable contributions to veterans organizations
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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