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Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the charitable mileage rate with the business travel rate.
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the charitable mileage deduction rate for certain volunteer drivers. Currently, volunteers can deduct 14 cents per mile for charitable driving. The bill would allow volunteers who transport persons (other than themselves) or property on behalf of charitable organizations to use the standard business mileage rate for their tax deduction instead. The standard business mileage rate is typically significantly higher than the charitable rate. The change applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Stauber, Pete [R-MN-8] (R-MN)
12 cosponsors
- Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN)
- Rep. Finstad, Brad [R-MN-1] (R-MN)
- Rep. Fischbach, Michelle [R-MN-7] (R-MN)
- Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] (D-ME)
- Rep. Magaziner, Seth [D-RI-2] (D-RI)
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Rep. Morrison, Kelly [D-MN-3] (D-MN)
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN)
- Rep. Van Orden, Derrick [R-WI-3] (R-WI)
- Rep. Vindman, Eugene Simon [D-VA-7] (D-VA)
Actions (2)
- Feb 25, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Feb 25, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
February 25, 2025
Mr. Stauber (for himself and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the charitable mileage rate with the business travel rate.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025”.
SEC. 2. INCREASE IN CHARITABLE MILEAGE RATE.
(a) In General.—Subsection (i) of section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking “shall be 14 cents per mile” and inserting “shall be—
“(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), 14 cents per mile, and
“(2) in the case of transportation of persons (other than the taxpayer) or property on behalf of an organization described in subsection (c), the rate determined by the Secretary, which rate shall not be less than the standard mileage rate used for purposes of sections 162 and 212.”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. <all>
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