S 243 111th Congress Senate 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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Jan 14, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S393)

Jan 14, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S392-393)

Jan 14, 2009

Introduced in Senate

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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

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S393)

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