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H.R. 6152: Family Relief and Economic Stimulus Act

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H.R. 6152: Family Relief and Economic Stimulus Act

110th Congress · introduced 2008-05-22 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-05-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Income Security and Family Support. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Family Relief and Economic Stimulus Act

Plain summary

Family Relief and Economic Stimulus Act - Allows federal-state agreements for payment of emergency unemployment compensation to individuals who have exhausted their rights to such compensation. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow individuals who are facing foreclosure to make penalty-free withdrawals from tax-exempt retirement plans; (2) extend through 2008 the tax deduction for dividends received from controlled foreign corporations; (3) suspend the excise tax on gasoline, diesel fuel, and kerosene for a specified period in 2008; and (4) adjust the basis of certain capital assets for inflation for purposes of determining gain or loss for income tax purposes. Provides additional funding to state and local governments for the redevelopment of abandoned and foreclosed upon residences and for the weatherization of homes of low-income families.

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Official text

Family Relief and Economic Stimulus Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · 1 cosponsors

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6152 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110