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S 2931 111th Congress Senate Taxation Caribbean area Disaster relief and insurance Haiti Income tax deductions Latin America Natural disasters Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

Introduced: January 20, 2010 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 20, 2010
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Treats cash contributions made after January 11, 2010, and before February 16, 2010, for the relief of earthquake victims in Haiti as having been made on December 31, 2009, for purposes of the tax deduction for charitable contributions.

What's happening now January 20, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 5
  • HR 4462 Related bill To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in …
  • HR 4467 Related bill To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the January 12, 20…
  • HR 4468 Related bill Haiti Action Initiative and Tax Incentive Act of 2010
  • HR 4783 Related bill Claims Resolution Act of 2010
  • S 2936 Related bill Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jan 20, 2010
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 20, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2931: A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-2931/
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