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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business…

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.

Introduced: January 8, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 8, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of passenger automobiles from 14 cents per mile to the standard mileage rate prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes (55 cents per mile in 2009).
What's happening now January 8, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Calvert, Ken
California · Feb 2, 2010
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Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Oct 27, 2009
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Welch, Peter
Vermont · Mar 11, 2009
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 25, 2009
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · Feb 9, 2009
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Feb 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 345: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-345/
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"H.R. 345: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-345/.
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H.R. 345, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-345/.
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[H.R. 345: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the standard mileage rate for charitable purposes to the standard mileage rate established by the Secretary of the Treasury for business purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-345/)
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