[mountainstate] Fw: [leadership] Cosponsor Update on Vehicle Donation Legislation

[john gerhardt]

Hey, where's Shelley Moore Capito?  Didn't she get my email?  Guess I'll
have to call her.

Kathy

On Fri, Jun 24, 2011 at 12:39 PM, J.Rayl <thedogmom63 at frontier.com> wrote:

> **************************************
> *From:* Eric Bridges <ebridges at acb.org>
>  *To:* leadership at acb.org ; announce at acb.org
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 21, 2011 4:36 PM
> *Subject:* [leadership] Cosponsor Update on Vehicle Donation Legislation
>
>  H.R. 860, the vehicle donation bill continues to make excellent progress
> as 12 new members have signed on as cosponsors. This brings the total number
> of cosponsors to 83.  The new list of members is below along with the
> complete list. I thought it would be interesting to share  the states that
> have the greatest representation in cosponsorship. Here they are. ****
>
>  ****
>
> ****California**** 10****
>
> ****New York**** 7****
>
> ****Florida**** 6****
>
> ****Ohio**** 6****
>
> **Illinois**, **Massachusetts**, and ****Texas**** tied with 5****
>
> ** **
>
> Many thanks to ACB affiliates in these  states for your outstanding
>  advocacy! At the bottom of this message is the Dear Colleague letter that
> was desciminated to Capitol Hill offices when this legislation was
> introduced. Please share this letter with members of the House who have yet
> to sign on.  Let me know if I can be of assistance in any way. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Eric ****
>
>  ****
>
> H.R. 860 <http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:H.R.860:> To amend
> the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote charitable donations of
> qualified vehicles. ****
>
> Introduced 3/1/2011****
>
> John B. Larson, [CT-1])****
>
> House Committee on Ways and Means. ****
>
> ** **
>
>  ****
>
> New Cosponsors****
>
>  ****
>
> Brian P. Bilbray [R-CA-50] ****
>
> John R. Carter [R-TX-31] ****
>
> Danny K. Davis [D-IL-7] ****
>
> Eliot L. Engel D-NY-17] ****
>
> Anna G. Eshoo [D-CA-14] ****
>
> Brian Higgins [D-NY-27] ****
>
> Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. [D-IL-2] ****
>
> Christopher S. Murphy, [D-CT-5] ****
>
> Tom Reed [R-NY-29] ****
>
> Dennis Ross R-[FL-12] ****
>
> Steven R. Rothman [D-NJ-9] ****
>
> Bobby L. Rush [D-IL-1]****
>
>  ****
>
> 83 Cosponsors****
>
>  ****
>
> W. Todd Akin, [R-MO-2] ****
>
> Lou Barletta, [R-PA-11] ****
>
> Roscoe G. Bartlett, R-[MD-6] ****
>
> Joe Barton [R-TX-6] ****
>
> Shelley Berkley, [D-NV-1] ****
>
> Brian P. Bilbray [R-CA-50] ****
>
> Gus M. Bilirakis [R-FL-9] ****
>
> Rob Bishop [R-UT-1] ****
>
> Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. [D-GA-2]****
>
> Jo Bonner, [R-AL-1] ****
>
> Michael E. Capuano [D-MA-8] ****
>
> Dennis A. Cardoza [D- CA-18] ****
>
> John R. Carter [R-TX-31] ****
>
> Jason Chaffetz, [R-UT-3] ****
>
> Mike Coffman, [R-CO-6] ****
>
> Gerald E. "Gerry" Connolly [D-VA-11] ****
>
> Jim Cooper [D-TN-5] ****
>
> Jim Costa, [D-CA-20] ****
>
> Joe Courtney [D-CT-2] ****
>
> Ander Crenshaw [R-FL-4] ****
>
> Danny K. Davis [D-IL-7] ****
>
> Rosa L. DeLauro [D-CT-3] ****
>
> John J. Duncan, Jr. R-[TN-2] ****
>
> Jo Ann Emerson, [R-MO-8] ****
>
> Eliot L. Engel D-NY-17] ****
>
> Anna G. Eshoo [D-CA-14] ****
>
> Sam Farr [D-CA-17] ****
>
> Bob Filner, [D-CA-51] ****
>
> Barney Frank [D-MA-4] ****
>
> Marcia L. Fudge [D-OH-11]****
>
> Christopher P. Gibson [R-NY-20] ****
>
> Charles A. Gonzalez [D-TX-20] ****
>
> Raul M. Grijalva, [D-AZ-7] ****
>
> Brian Higgins [D-NY-27] ****
>
> Tim Holden [D-PA-17]****
>
> Jay Inslee [D-WA-1] ****
>
> Steve Israel [D-NY-2] ****
>
> Jesse L. Jackson, Jr. [D-IL-2] ****
>
> Eddie Bernice Johnson [D-TX-30] ****
>
> Henry C. "Hank"Johnson, Jr. [D-GA-4] ****
>
> Timothy V. Johnson [R-IL-15] ****
>
> James R. Langevin, [D-RI-2] ****
>
> Rick Larsen [D-WA-2] ****
>
> Robert E. Latta [R-OH-5]****
>
> Barbara Lee [D-CA-9] ****
>
> John Lewis [D-GA-5] ****
>
> ****Blaine**** Luetkemeyer [R-MO-9] ****
>
> Carolyn B. Maloney [D-NY-14] ****
>
> Jim McDermott [D-WA-7] ****
>
> James P. McGovern [D-MA-3]****
>
> James P. Moran [D-VA-8] ****
>
> Christopher S. Murphy, [D-CT-5] ****
>
> Grace F. Napolitano [D-CA-38] ****
>
> John W. Olver [D-MA-1] ****
>
> Bill Pascrell, Jr. [D-NJ-8] ****
>
> Ed Pastor [D-AZ-4] ****
>
> Ron Paul [R-TX-14] ****
>
> Bill Posey, [R-FL-15] ****
>
> Mike Quigley [D-IL-5] ****
>
> Tom Reed [R-NY-29] ****
>
> David G. Reichert, [R-WA-8] ****
>
> Ileana Ros-Lehtinen R-FL-18] ****
>
> Dennis Ross R-[FL-12] ****
>
> Steven R. Rothman [D-NJ-9] ****
>
> C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger [D-MD-2]****
>
> Bobby L. Rush [D-IL-1] ****
>
> Tim Ryan, [D-OH-17]****
>
> John P. Sarbanes, [D-MD-3] ****
>
> Aaron Schock R-IL-18] ****
>
> Fortney Pete Stark, [D-CA-13] ****
>
> Steve Stivers [R-OH-15]****
>
> Betty Sutton [D-OH-13] ****
>
> Glenn Thompson, [R-PA-5] ****
>
> Patrick J. Tiberi [R-OH-12]****
>
> John F. Tierney [D-MA-6]****
>
> ****Edolphus** **Towns****, [D-NY-10] ****
>
> Allen B. West [R-FL-22] ****
>
> Lynn A. Westmoreland [R-GA-3] ****
>
> Joe Wilson [R-SC-2] ****
>
> Robert J. Wittman, [R-VA-1] ****
>
> Frank R. Wolf [R-VA-10]****
>
> Lynn C. Woolsey, [D-CA-6]****
>
> John A. Yarmuth [D-KY-3]****
>
> ** **
>
> Dear Colleague ****
>
> ** **
>
> *Congress of the United States*
>
> *****Washington****, DC*****
>
> ** **
>
> March 9, 2011****
>
> ** **
>
> RESTORE BALANCE TO TAX TREATMENT OF CAR DONATIONS****
>
> ** **
>
> Bipartisan Bill Attracted Over 200 Cosponsors Last Session****
>
> ** **
>
> Dear Colleague: ****
>
> ** **
>
> We urge you to join us in supporting legislation to encourage charitable
> vehicle donations, which provide a substantial source of service
> organizations’ annual operating budgets. Six years ago, Congress enacted
> changes in the tax code related to charitable donation of vehicles. While
> those changes were focused on addressing abuses within the system, they
> inadvertently created a serious new problem causing car donations to plummet
> and thousands of charities to reduce services across the country. As
> bipartisan members of the tax-writing House Ways and Means Committee, we
> have introduced HR 860 to restore balance to these rules. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Until 2005, a taxpayer could deduct the fair-market value of vehicles
> donated to charity if that amount was less than $5,000. Otherwise, an
> appraisal was required. Unfortunately, some taxpayers were gaming the system
> and IRS oversight was insufficient to detect or police these abuses. In
> response, Congress limited deductions for vehicles worth over $500 to the
> amount for which the charity resold the donated vehicle, regardless of
> appraised value. ****
>
> ** **
>
> For potential donors, this created uncertainty and confusion. To donate a
> vehicle in good condition, a donor had to hand over his or her car, keys,
> and title without any idea — for weeks or even months — how much it may
> eventually sell for or how it might affect his or her tax liability. ****
>
> ** **
>
> In the first year after the law changed, the IRS reported a 67 percent
> decline in the number of vehicles donated to charities and an 80 percent
> decline in their value. This contradicted reassurances during the 2004
> debate that the changes would not adversely affect charitable revenues. **
> **
>
> ** **
>
> HR 860 would allow tax deductions based on fair market value up to $2,500
> and require an appraisal over that threshold, while preserving all of the
> necessary tracking and enforcement safeguards enacted in 2004. This would
> protect against abuse without scaring away donations altogether. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Last session, this legislation attracted over 200 bipartisan cosponsors.
> It’s a modest bill that would help stock food bank shelves, advance medical
> research and provide shelter to the homeless. For details or to cosponsor,
> please call Lee Slater (Larson) at 225-2265 or Jason Edgar (Reichert) at
> 225-7761. ****
>
> ** **
>
> Sincerely, ****
>
> ** **
>
> John B. Larson****
>
> ** **
>
> Dave Reichert****
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> Eric Bridges****
>
> Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs****
>
> American Council of the Blind****
>
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>
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