H.R. 4942 · 114th Congress
DELIVER Act of 2016
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Joe Barton
- Introduced
- 2016-04-14
- Latest action
- 2016-04-14 · Introduced in House
Summary
Delivering Elderly Lunches and Increasing Volunteer Engagement and Reimbursements Act of 2016 or the DELIVER Act of 2016
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase the standard mileage rate for the tax deduction for the charitable use of a passenger automobile to deliver meals to homebound individuals who are elderly, disabled, frail, or at risk. The bill increases the rate from the standard charitable rate of 14 cents per mile to the standard business mileage rate, which is 54 cents per mile for 2016.