Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
The bill amends Internal Revenue Code section 170(i) to raise the charitable mileage rate for transportation provided on behalf of qualifying organizations. It requires the charity mileage rate to be at least the IRS standard business mileage rate, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
Liberals emphasize strengthening nonprofit services and volunteer support
Narrow, popular-sounding benefit for volunteers and charities lowers resistance; revenue loss could prompt some objections.
The bill amends Internal Revenue Code section 170(i) to raise the charitable mileage rate for transportation provided on behalf of qualifying organizations.
It requires the charity mileage rate to be at least the IRS standard business mileage rate, effective for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
Legislatively modest and broadly sympathetic but creates uncaptured revenue cost and lacks offsets; more viable if packaged into a larger tax or appropriations vehicle.
How solid the drafting looks.
Liberals emphasize strengthening nonprofit services and volunteer support
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberals emphasize strengthening nonprofit services and volunteer support
Likely supportive: it increases financial recognition for volunteer drivers and strengthens nonprofit service delivery.
Sees it as a modest, targeted policy helping low‑income recipients of services and community organizations.
Cautious but generally favorable: recognizes benefits to charities and volunteers while wanting clarity on fiscal impact and administration.
Would seek limited safeguards and possibly offsets or reporting requirements.
Mixed to skeptical: values supporting volunteerism but worries about expanding tax breaks and increasing federal tax expenditures.
Prefers limited, targeted fixes or non‑tax approaches to support volunteers.
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Legislatively modest and broadly sympathetic but creates uncaptured revenue cost and lacks offsets; more viable if packaged into a larger tax or appropriations vehicle.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals emphasize strengthening nonprofit services and volunteer support
Legislatively modest and broadly sympathetic but creates uncaptured revenue cost and lacks offsets; more viable if packaged into a larger t…
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