Bill Details
S.1177 - 119th Congress
Status
Latest action
2025-03-27 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Introduced Date
2025-03-27
Policy Area
Taxation
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This bill would raise the tax deduction for volunteer driving done for charity. Right now, people who drive others or deliver property for a charitable group can only deduct 14 cents per mile. The bill would change that so the charitable mileage deduction would be tied to the standard business mileage rate, which is usually higher. In simple terms, it would give volunteer drivers a tax break that is more in line with what businesses can claim for travel. The change would start for tax years after December 31, 2024.
- It changes the tax rule for mileage used while helping a charity.
- For driving people or property on behalf of a charitable organization, the deduction could not be set below the regular business mileage rate.
- The current fixed rate of 14 cents per mile would still apply in other cases covered by the rule.
- The bill would apply starting with tax returns for years after December 31, 2024.
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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1177 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1177
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the charitable
mileage rate with the business travel rate.
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 27, 2025
Ms. Klobuchar (for herself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following bill;
which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
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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), a rate determined by the Secretary
which 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.
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