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
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
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
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S393)
Committees of jurisdiction
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