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HR 524 111th Congress House Taxation Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Motor vehicles Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Transportation costs

GIVE Act of 2009

Introduced: January 14, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Giving Incentives to Volunteers Everywhere Act of 2009 or the GIVE Act of 2009 - 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 January 14, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Thompson, Mike
California · Jan 14, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 524: GIVE Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-524/
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"H.R. 524: GIVE Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-524/.
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H.R. 524, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-524/.
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