HR5809-119

Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for food donations.

119th Congress Introduced Oct 21, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

Creates a federal tax credit for cash and wholesome-food donations to qualifying charitable organizations that feed ill, needy, or infant populations.

Who Benefits and How

Taxpayers and businesses making qualifying donations could receive a new credit, which could increase support for food banks and similar charities.

Who Bears the Burden and How

Federal revenues would decline and Treasury would need to administer the new credit and carryforward rules.

Key Provisions

  • Creates a new tax credit for qualifying cash and food donations to eligible charities.
  • Allows vehicle-use costs for food delivery and includes business-credit and carryforward rules.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

Creates a federal tax credit for cash and wholesome-food donations to qualifying charitable organizations that feed ill, needy, or infant populations.

Key Policy Areas

Finance, Social Welfare

Primary Purpose

Creates a federal tax credit for cash and wholesome-food donations to qualifying charitable organizations that feed ill, needy, or infant populations.

Policy Domains

Finance Social Welfare

Main Provisions

Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Taxpayers and businesses making qualifying donations to food-assistance charities
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
  • Federal revenues and Treasury administrators implementing the new credit
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih

Contextual inference, no direct clause citation

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Oct 21, 2025

Mr. Thanedar introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Stakeholder Effects

cui bono?

How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.

Finance
2 mentions across 2 clauses
-2 negative

Federal revenues and Treasury administrators implementing the new credit

2/3
sections analyzed
Full impact breakdown

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Finance Social Welfare

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