Advance the Illegal War Refund Act to calculate the economic costs of the Iran war, cut Department of Defense funding by that amount, and return the money directly to eligible U.S. tax filers and their dependents.

Ro Khanna · California · Democratic

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Advance legislation requiring the federal government to calculate the Iran war’s economic costs, transfer an equivalent amount from Defense Department funds to Treasury, and distribute payments to eligible tax filers and dependents.. Promised outcome: Americans would receive refunds for the economic costs attributed to the Iran war, funded by corresponding cuts to Department of Defense funds.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Press release from Khanna's congressional office about legislation introduced during his service as U.S. Representative for California's 17th District.

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Today, Congressman Ro Khanna (CA-17) introduced the Illegal War Refund Act, legislation that would require the federal government to refund Americans for the economic costs they have borne as a result of the Trump Administration’s illegal and unauthorized war in Iran. The bill would require the federal government to calculate the war’s economic impact on American taxpayers and cut the Department of Defense budget by that amount, returning the money directly to American tax filers and their dependents.

Khanna introduced legislation intended to calculate taxpayer economic costs from the Iran war, reduce Defense Department funds by that amount, and send refunds to American tax filers and dependents.

Rep. Khanna Introduces the Illegal War Refund Act | Congressman Ro Khanna
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