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S 85 108th Congress Senate Taxation Agriculture and Food Charitable contributions Commerce Finance and Financial Sector Food industry Food relief Income tax Inventories Tax deductions Valuation

Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act

Introduced: January 7, 2003 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 7, 2003
Introduced in Senate
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 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.
What's happening now January 7, 2003

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 23, 2003
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jan 14, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 85: Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-85/
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"S. 85: Good Samaritan Hunger Relief Tax Incentive Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-85/.
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S. 85, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-85/.
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