To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit against tax for food donations.
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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:
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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
Main Provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Taxpayers and businesses making qualifying donations to food-assistance charities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Federal revenues and Treasury administrators implementing the new credit
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. 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.
Federal revenues and Treasury administrators implementing the new credit
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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