A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Congressional Research Service
Official summary
Version 00 · Introduced in Senate · Jun 14, 2012
Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) qualify Indian tribes as eligible recipients of tax deductible contributions of "apparently wholesome food," as defined by the Bill Emerson Good Samaritan Food Donation Act; and (2) extend through 2013 the special rule allowing a tax deduction for contributions of apparently wholesome food by taxpayers other than C corporations.
Source last updated: Feb 23, 2019. Consult Congress.gov for the current record.
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