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HR 768 97th Congress House Taxation Charitable contributions Income tax Motor Vehicles and Driving Motor vehicles Tax deductions

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile which may be used in computing the charitable contribution deduction…

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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile which may be used in computing the charitable contribution deduction shall be the same as the standard mileage rate which may be used in computing the business expense deduction.

Introduced: January 6, 1981 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 20, 1982
Referred to Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.
Jan 6, 1981
Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 6, 1981
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that the standard mileage rate used in computing the charitable deduction for expenses incurred in the operation of a motor vehicle shall be the same as the standard mileage rate for the business related deduction.

What's happening now April 20, 1982

Referred to Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Jun 4, 1981
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 768: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile which may be used in computing the charitable contribution deduction shall be the same as the standard mileage rate which may be used in computing the business expense deduction.. 97th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-768/
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"H.R. 768: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile which may be used in computing the charitable contribution deduction shall be the same as the standard mileage rate which may be used in computing the business expense deduction.." 97th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-768/.
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H.R. 768, 97th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-768/.
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[H.R. 768: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1954 to provide that the standard mileage rate for use of a passenger automobile which may be used in computing the charitable contribution deduction shall be the same as the standard mileage rate which may be used in computing the business expense deduction.](https://openamerica.io/bill/97-HR-768/)
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