House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced
Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to equalize the charitable mileage rate with the business travel rate.
Sponsor: Rep. Pete Stauber R-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 25, 2025
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Feb 25, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1582.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. STAUBER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 37, February 25, 2025, Page H837):Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 ``The Congress shall have power to . . . provide for the . . . general welfare of the United States; . . .''Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 25, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 139 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1582, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/1582
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- October 23, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- October 23, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats
7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Jack Bergman (R-MI), Ben Cline (R-VA), Angie Craig (D-MN), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Michelle Fischbach (R-MN), Jared Golden (D-ME), Seth Magaziner (D-RI), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Kelly Morrison (D-MN), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Derrick Van Orden (R-WI), Eugene Vindman (D-VA).
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Pete Stauber.
- H.R. 452 (119th) Miracle on Ice Congressional Gold Medal Act
- H.J.Res. 140 (119th) Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Bureau of Land…
- H.R. 1634 (119th) ThinkDIFFERENTLY About Disability Employment Act
- H.R. 6422 (119th) American Water Stewardship Act
- H.R. 197 (119th) Lake Winnibigoshish Land Exchange Act of 2025
- H.R. 4090 (119th) Critical Mineral Dominance Act
Related bills
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Oct 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.