S 2936 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act

Introduced Jan 20, 2010 Originated Senate Sponsor Max Baucus D-MT

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 20, 2010 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 20, 2010
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act - Treats cash contributions made after January 11, 2010, and before March 1, 2010, for the relief of earthquake victims in Haiti as having been made on December 31, 2009, for purposes of the tax deduction for charitable contributions. Deems a contribution as meeting the recordkeeping requirements of the Internal Revenue Code if the taxpayer produces a telephone bill showing the name of the donee organization and the date and amount of the contribution.

Cosponsors 40

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 20, 2010 to Jan 21, 2010; 30 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLBill NelsonOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-ARBlanche L. LincolnOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NDByron L. DorganOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-CTChristopher J. DoddOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NJFrank R. LautenbergOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-FLGeorge S. LeMieuxOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NVHarry ReidOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NMJeff BingamanOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-KYJim BunningOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-WVJohn D. Rockefeller IVOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-NVJohn EnsignOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-MAJohn F. KerryOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NDKent ConradOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NYKirsten E. GillibrandOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-COMark UdallOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-LAMary L. LandrieuOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-WYMichael B. EnziOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-NEMike JohannsOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-UTOrrin G. HatchOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-INRichard G. LugarOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-NJRobert MenendezOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-ILRoland BurrisOriginalJan 20, 2010
R-KSSam BrownbackOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-RISheldon WhitehouseOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-IATom HarkinOriginalJan 20, 2010
D-MDBenjamin L. CardinJan 21, 2010
R-MOChristopher S. BondJan 21, 2010
D-CADianne FeinsteinJan 21, 2010
R-SDJohn ThuneJan 21, 2010
D-MTJon TesterJan 21, 2010
R-TNLamar AlexanderJan 21, 2010
D-AKMark BegichJan 21, 2010
D-COMichael F. BennetJan 21, 2010
R-KSPat RobertsJan 21, 2010
D-VTPatrick J. LeahyJan 21, 2010

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
SenateFinance Committee
Referred Jan 20, 2010

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 20, 2010Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 20, 2010Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

In the Congressional Record 1

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S560Benjamin L. Cardin D-MDFeb 11, 2010

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

CRS reports 1

Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.

Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R41036Charitable Contributions for Haiti’s Earthquake Victims ArchivedReportJan 26, 2010

Related bills 5

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2931A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.Related billJan 20, 2010
HR 4462To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.Related billJan 22, 2010
HR 4467To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the January 12, 2010, earthquake in Haiti.Related billJan 19, 2010
HR 4468Haiti Action Initiative and Tax Incentive Act of 2010Related billJan 19, 2010
HR 4783Claims Resolution Act of 2010Related billDec 8, 2010

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
A bill to accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Short Titles as Introduced
Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 20, 2010Introduced in Senate

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