Skip to main content

Politicians make promises on their stump — we watch and hold them accountable.

Help keep the record honest →Create an account
Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 1582

Introduced

Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025

Sponsor
RPete Stauber· Minnesota
Introduced
February 25, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.February 25, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1582 Introduced in House (IH)]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1582

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the charitable 
mileage rate with the business travel rate.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 25, 2025

Mr. Stauber (for himself and Ms. Craig) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

_______________________________________________________________________

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), the rate determined by the 
Secretary, which rate 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.
<all>

Plain-language analysis

Not yet analyzed.

A plain-language breakdown — including any hidden or off-intent provisions and whether the bill was fast-tracked — is generated separately and reviewed before publishing. It will appear here once ready. Until then, the verbatim text above and the official source are the record.

StumpWatch is live, and the record is still growing. Many promises and positions aren’t tracked yet, and some features are still in beta. Add a sourced promise and help keep the record honest.

Help keep the record honest →