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S. 1177

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 1177, the Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 27, 2025 by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Finance, and last saw action on Mar 27, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Record

Text

S. 1177 has 1 co-sponsor.

sb1177/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1177 IS: Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-27
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1177  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    A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the charitable mileage rate with the business travel rate.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025  .
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.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-27
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

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

Sponsors

Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D) sponsors S. 1177, and 1 member has co-sponsored it from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1177 went before 1 committee: Finance.

Finance
Finance
Referred To · Mar 27, 2025 · 902 Bills

Actions

S. 1177 has taken 2 actions since Mar 27, 2025.

ChamberAction
Mar 27, 2025
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.Finance Committee
Mar 27, 2025
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 1177 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1177, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1177 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025 — Display Title
  • Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025 — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the charitable mileage rate with the business travel rate. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

3 clients hired 3 firms and 32 registered lobbyists who named S. 1177 in 8 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Telecommunications, Government Issues, Agriculture, Education, Housing, Transportation.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
INDEPENDENT SECTOR—District of Columbia14—
AARP—District of Columbia13—
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPS—District of Columbia11$80K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
INDEPENDENT SECTOR14—
AARP13—
THE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC11$80K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill. The 20 named most often, of 32.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
BENJAMIN KERSHAW114
ANDREW SCHOLNICK113
APRIL CANTER113
BEVERLY GILYARD113
BLAKE KELLY113
BRENDAN ROSE113
CHAD MULLEN113
CLARK FLYNT-BARR113
CORALETTE HANNON113
DAVID CERTNER113
DAWIT KAHSAI113
DEBRA ALVAREZ113
FERNANDO RUIZ113
GIDGET BENITEZ113
GLEN FEWKES113
HOLLY BIGLOW113
JENNIFER JONES113
JOHN CUMMINGS113
JOHN HISHTA113
KATHLEEN FORD113

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AARPAARP2025 first_quarter$6.6M1st Quarter - Amendme…
AARPAARP2025 first_quarter$6.6M1st Quarter - Report
AARPAARP2025 second_quarter$5.1M2nd Quarter - Report
NATAT (NATIONAL ASSN OF TOWNS AND TOWNSHIPSTHE FERGUSON GROUP, LLC2026 second_quarter$80K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT SECTORINDEPENDENT SECTOR2026 second_quarter$70K2nd Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT SECTORINDEPENDENT SECTOR2026 first_quarter$60K1st Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT SECTORINDEPENDENT SECTOR2025 fourth_quarter$50K4th Quarter - Report
INDEPENDENT SECTORINDEPENDENT SECTOR2025 third_quarter$50K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1177 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1177’s is Taxation.

s1177/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com