To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami.

Bill: 109-hr-241
Sponsor: Rep. Thomas, William M. [R-CA-22]
Introduced: 2005-01-06 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Africa (Sub-Saharan)
Charitable contributions
Disaster relief
East Asia
Emergency Management
Income tax
South Asia
Tax deductions
Tsunamis

Summary:
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text: 
Allows taxpayers to deduct in 2004 charitable cash contributions made in January 2005 for the relief of victims in areas affected by the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami.

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text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Allows taxpayers to deduct in 2004 charitable cash contributions made in January 2005 for the relief of victims in areas affected by the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami.

action_date: 2005-01-06
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Allows taxpayers to deduct in 2004 charitable cash contributions made in January 2005 for the relief of victims in areas affected by the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami.

action_date: 2005-01-07
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Allows taxpayers to deduct in 2004 charitable cash contributions made in January 2005 for the relief of victims in areas affected by the December 26, 2004, Indian Ocean tsunami.


Legislative actions:
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text: Became Public Law No: 109-1.
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text: Became Public Law No: 109-1.
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text: Signed by President.
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text: Signed by President.
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text: Presented to President.
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text: Presented to President.
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text: Cleared for White House.
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text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
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text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S56-57)
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text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S56-57)
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text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H83-84)
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text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H83-84)
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text: Mr. Hayworth asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
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text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H83-84)
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text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
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text: Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
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text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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text: Introduced in House
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text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 109-1