S. 1705 · 109th Congress

A bill to allow a credit against income tax for providing housing to victims of Hurricane Katrina and to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to waive the limitation on charitable donations by individuals for donations for the relief of the victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2005-09-14
Latest action
2005-09-14 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a per diem tax credit of $20 for taxpayers who provide housing to Hurricane Katrina evacuees between August 26 and December 31, 2005; and (2) waive the limitation on the tax deduction for charitable contributions for cash contributions made before January 1, 2010, to aid Hurricane Katrina victims.