To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 25, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 25, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to make the standard mileage rate used to determine the tax deduction for the use of a passenger automobile for charitable purposes equal to the standard mileage rate used for the tax deduction for business and moving expenses. Increases such rate until December 31, 2008.
Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 25, 2008 to Sep 10, 2008; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-FL | Adam H. Putnam | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-TN | David Davis | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-OH | John A. Boehner | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-NV | Jon C. Porter | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-TX | Sam Johnson | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Jun 25, 2008 |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Jun 26, 2008 | |
| R-MN | Jim Ramstad | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| R-OH | Steve Chabot | Jul 8, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Kay Granger | Jul 14, 2008 | |
| R-TN | Marsha Blackburn | Jul 16, 2008 | |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 30, 2008 | |
| R-FL | Tom Feeney | Sep 10, 2008 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jun 25, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Introduced in House
- Jun 25, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Related bills 10
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an increase in the standard mileage rates to reflect the increase in the cost of highway fuels, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 25, 2008Introduced in House
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