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S 37 107th Congress Senate

Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.

Introduced: May 10, 2001 See on congress.gov
Taxation Agriculture and FoodBusiness income taxCharitable contributionsCommerce
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Food industryFood reliefIncome taxInventoriesPersonal income taxTax deductionsValuation
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This bill died when the 107th Congress ended
It never became law before the 107th Congress (2001–2002) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2001
Committee on Finance. Hearings held.
Jan 22, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 22, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S314)
Jan 22, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 14, 2001

Committee on Finance. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth a special rule allowing a charitable deduction for contributions of food inventory.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 990 Identical bill Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · May 10, 2001
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 25, 2001
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 37: Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-37/
MLA
"S. 37: Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-37/.
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S. 37, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-37/.
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