S 3532 110th Congress Senate Taxation Automobiles Charitable contributions Government Operations and Politics Income tax Social Welfare Tax deductions Tax exclusion Transportation and Public Works Travel costs Volunteer workers

GIVE Act of 2008

Introduced: September 22, 2008 See on congress.gov

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Sep 22, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9210)

Sep 22, 2008

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S9209-9210)

Sep 22, 2008

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act of 2008 or the GIVE Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile for charitable purposes to a rate not less than the rate used for the tax deduction for medical transportation expenses; and (2) exclude from the gross income of charitable volunteers reimbursements paid to them for the use of a passenger automobile for the benefit of a charitable organization.

What's happening now September 22, 2008

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S9210)

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