US SB243 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S393)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 14 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-14 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S393)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
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.
Title
GIVE Act of 2009
Sponsors
| Sen. Lamar Alexander [R-TN] | Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA] | Sen. Richard Burr [R-NC] | Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] |
| Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD] | Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME] | Sen. Christopher Dodd [D-CT] | Sen. Richard Durbin [D-IL] |
| Sen. John Ensign [R-NV] | Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE] |
| Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] | Sen. Bernard Sanders [I-VT] | Sen. Charles Schumer [D-NY] | Sen. Olympia Snowe [R-ME] |
| Sen. Ron Wyden [D-OR] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2009-01-14 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S393) | |
| 2009-01-14 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S392-393) |
Same As/Similar To
HB524 (Same As) 2009-01-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Subjects
Income tax deductions
Income tax exclusion
Motor vehicles
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Transportation costs
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/243/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s243/BILLS-111s243is.pdf |
