To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for the relief of victims of the earthquake in Haiti.

Bill: 111-hr-4462
Sponsor: Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15]
Introduced: 2010-01-19 in the House
Policy area: Taxation
Subjects: Caribbean area
Disaster relief and insurance
Haiti
Income tax deductions
Latin America
Natural disasters
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
Telephone and wireless communication

Summary:
action_date: 2010-01-19
text: 
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.

action_date: 2010-01-20
text: 
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. Designates the provisions of this Act as emergency provisions, thus exempting them from the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality.

action_date: 2010-01-21
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on January 20, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
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. Designates the provisions of this Act as emergency provisions, thus exempting them from the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality.

action_date: 2010-01-22
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on January 20, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
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. Designates the provisions of this Act as emergency provisions, thus exempting them from the pay-as-you-go requirement of budget neutrality.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2010-01-22
text: Became Public Law No: 111-126.
action_date: 2010-01-22
text: Became Public Law No: 111-126.
action_date: 2010-01-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-01-22
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2010-01-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-01-22
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2010-01-21
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2010-01-21
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2010-01-21
text: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S105-106)
action_date: 2010-01-21
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 S105-106)
action_date: 2010-01-20
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2010-01-20
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H211)
action_date: 2010-01-20
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H211)
action_date: 2010-01-20
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4462.
action_date: 2010-01-20
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H211-214)
action_date: 2010-01-20
text: Mr. Rangel moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
action_date: 2010-01-19
text: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
action_date: 2010-01-19
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2010-01-19
text: Introduced in House

Enacted as: number: 111-126