H.R. 5941 would 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.

== Detailed Summary ==

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(Log Establishes in the Treasury the National Military Family Relief Fund to editmake grants to Armed Forces members who are serving, or have served, in Iraq or Afghanistan to assist the wiki andfamilies of such members.

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow every individual taxpayer to designate $1 or more of any overpayment to be paid to the firstFund; and (2) in addition to provideany payment of income tax liability, make a detailed summarycontribution of an additional amount which shall be paid over to the bill!)Fund.
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== Status of the Legislation ==

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(Log inLatest Major Action: 5/1/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to edit the wikiCommittee on Ways and beMeans, and in addition to the firstCommittee on Armed Services, for a period to updatebe subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the statusjurisdiction of the bill!)committee concerned.
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