Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 22, 2010. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) and Ranking Member Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), along with Senators Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) and George Lemieux (R-Fla.), yesterday lauded passage, by unanimous consent of H.R. 4462, legislation to facilitate charitable giving by Americans to the emergency aid and rebuilding efforts in Haiti. The law allows U.S. taxpayers to make charitable contributions to Haiti relief programs before March 1, 2010, and claim those contributions on their 2009 income tax return. The House bill H.R. 4462 is identical to S. 2936, the Haiti Assistance Income Tax Incentive (HAITI) Act, legislation that Baucus and Grassley introduced on Wednesday. Senators Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) also worked closely with the Finance leaders in developing the legislation. President Obama is expected to sign the bill this week.
