3.0.0 6958 2018-11-08T23:38:01Z 2018-11-08T23:38:01Z House H HR 2008-09-18 110 hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2008-09-18T14:07:20Z 2008-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2008-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2008-09-18 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000755 Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] KEVIN BRADY R TX 8 N P000583 Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] RON PAUL R TX 14 2008-09-18 True M001157 Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10] Michael McCaul R TX T. 10 2008-09-18 True G000377 Rep. Granger, Kay [R-TX-12] KAY GRANGER R TX 12 2008-09-18 True G000552 Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] Louie Gohmert R TX 1 2008-09-18 True C001048 Rep. Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] JOHN CULBERSON R TX ABNEY 7 2008-09-18 True P000592 Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] Ted Poe R TX 2 2008-09-18 True J000174 Rep. Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] SAM JOHNSON R TX 3 2008-09-18 True S000583 Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] LAMAR SMITH R TX 21 2008-09-18 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2008-09-18 True O000107 Rep. Ortiz, Solomon P. [D-TX-27] SOLOMON ORTIZ D TX P. 27 2008-09-18 True T000238 Rep. Thornberry, Mac [R-TX-13] WILLIAM THORNBERRY R TX M. 13 2008-09-18 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2008-09-18 True C001051 Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] John Carter R TX R. 31 2008-09-18 True S000250 Rep. Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] PETE SESSIONS R TX 32 2008-09-23 False Taxation Alabama Books and print media Business expenses Business investment and capital Disaster relief and insurance Elementary and secondary education Employee benefits and pensions Florida Food assistance and relief Government information and archives Hazardous wastes and toxic substances Housing finance and home ownership Income tax credits Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion Louisiana Low- and moderate-income housing Mississippi Motor vehicles Natural disasters Securities Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Solid waste and recycling Texas Taxation 00 2008-09-18 Introduced in House 2008-11-03T15:45:59Z Hurricane Ike Tax Relief Act of 2008 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to provide tax benefits to individuals affected by Hurricane Ike.

Makes specified provisions of the Internal Revenue Code, which currently apply only to residents of the Gulf Opportunity Zone and the Hurricane Katrina disaster area, applicable to the Hurricane Ike recovery area, including: (1) tax-exempt bond financing, the low-income housing tax credit, accelerated depreciation and increased expensing of business assets, an increase in the rehabilitation tax credit, extended carryback of net operating losses, and investment in tax credit bonds; (2) expensing of environmental remediation costs and demolition and cleanup costs; (3) tax incentives for employer-provided housing; (4) tax-free withdrawals from retirement accounts and recontributions for home purchases; (5) employer tax credits for retention of employees; and (6) suspension of limitations on tax deductions for charitable contributions and personal casualty losses.

Extends through 2009 the additional tax exemption for housing displaced individuals in the Hurricane Ike recovery area.

Extends through 2009 the enhanced tax deduction for charitable contributions of food inventories and of book inventories to public schools.

Requires charitable organizations to provide the Secretary of the Treasury with specified information, on an annual basis, relating to their disaster relief activities.

Makes the standard mileage rate used to determine the tax deduction for the use of a passenger automobile for charitable purposes equal to the standard mileage rate used for the tax deduction for medical and moving expenses.

]]> Hurricane Ike Tax Relief Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Hurricane Ike Tax Relief Act of 2008 Display Title Hurricane Ike Tax Relief Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced To provide tax relief for the victims of Hurricane Ike, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2008-09-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr6958ih/xml/BILLS-110hr6958ih.xml 2008-09-18 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.