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S 2794 111th Congress Senate Taxation Food assistance and relief Food industry and services Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Meat Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat.

Introduced: November 18, 2009 Introduced by: Schumer, Charles E. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 18, 2009
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) increase the tax deduction for charitable contributions of qualified wild game meat by the processing fees paid with respect to such contributions; and (2) exclude from the gross income of meat processors processing fees paid by a charitable organization for the processing of donated wild game meat. Defines "qualified wild game meat" as the meat of any animal typically used for human consumption if: (1) such animal is killed in the wild by the individual making the charitable contribution; and (2) the meat is apparently wholesome and processed in accordance with applicable laws.

What's happening now November 18, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4388 Identical bill To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat.
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 1 Republican 1
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Crapo, Mike
Idaho · Mar 1, 2010
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Dec 9, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2794: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2794/
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