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HR 3917 114th Congress House

CARS Act of 2015

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the substantiation rules for the donation of vehicles valued between $500 and $2,500.

Introduced: November 3, 2015 Introduced by: Young, Todd Republican · Indiana See on congress.gov
Taxation Charitable contributionsIncome tax deductionsMotor vehiclesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax administration and collection, taxpayers
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Nov 3, 2015
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 Latest action November 3, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charitable Automobile Red-Tape Simplification Act of 2015 or the CARS Act of 2015 

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax deduction for charitable contributions, to modify the substantiation rules for donations of qualified vehicles (i.e., motor vehicles manufactured primarily for use on public streets, roads, and highways and boats or airplanes) with a claimed value exceeding $500 but not $2,500, to require: (1) a statement with respect to such qualified vehicles and a good faith estimate of their value at the time of donation; and (2) a contemporaneous written acknowledgement of the contribution by the donee organization, with information about the donor and the qualified vehicle.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 44
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Ruiz, Raul
California · May 13, 2016
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Calvert, Ken
California · Mar 23, 2016
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 23, 2016
D
Green, Al
Texas · Mar 23, 2016
R
Zinke, Ryan K.
Montana · Mar 23, 2016
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 3, 2016
R
Thompson, Glenn
Pennsylvania · Mar 3, 2016
R
Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Feb 26, 2016
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Feb 26, 2016
D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Feb 26, 2016
D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Feb 10, 2016
D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Feb 10, 2016
D
Brownley, Julia
California · Feb 8, 2016
D
Clark, Katherine M.
Massachusetts · Feb 8, 2016
D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Feb 8, 2016
D
Keating, William R.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2016
D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Feb 4, 2016
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 4, 2016
D
Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Feb 2, 2016
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Feb 2, 2016
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Barr, Andy
Kentucky · Jan 5, 2016
D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Dec 18, 2015
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Dec 11, 2015
D
Costa, Jim
California · Dec 8, 2015
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Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Dec 3, 2015
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Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Dec 3, 2015
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Frankel, Lois
Florida · Dec 1, 2015
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Dec 1, 2015
R
Smith, Jason
Missouri · Nov 19, 2015
Holding, George
· Nov 18, 2015
R
McClintock, Tom
California · Nov 18, 2015
D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Nov 3, 2015
R
Kelly, Mike
Pennsylvania · Nov 3, 2015
D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Nov 3, 2015
D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Nov 3, 2015
Noem, Kristi
· Nov 3, 2015
Nunes, Devin
· Nov 3, 2015
Paulsen, Erik
· Nov 3, 2015
Reichert, David
· Nov 3, 2015
Renacci, James
· Nov 3, 2015
Roskam, Peter
· Nov 3, 2015
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Nov 3, 2015
D
Thompson, Mike
California · Nov 3, 2015
TIBERI, PATRICK
· Nov 3, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3917: CARS Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3917/
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"H.R. 3917: CARS Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3917/.
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H.R. 3917, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3917/.
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