US Congress Senate Bill 285 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 21 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-21 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S721)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide that volunteers who use their automobiles for the benefit of a charitable organization may exclude from their gross income reimbursements for their automobile operating expenses at the same level as business employees (i.e., 55 cents per mile in 2009). Increases criminal sanctions and monetary penalties for: (1) underpayments or overpayments of tax due to fraud; (2) attempts to evade or defeat tax; (3) willful failure to file tax returns, supply information, or pay tax; and (4) fraud and false statements.

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income, and for other purposes.

Sen. Russell Feingold [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-21		Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S721)
2009-01-21		Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S720-721)

HB590 (Related) 2009-01-15 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/285/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/s285/BILLS-111s285is.pdf