123STA T . 1 60 1 PUBLIC LA W 111 – 13 — AP R .21 , 200 9LEGIS L AT I V E H IST ORY— H . R. 138 8 ( S. 27 7 ): HO U SE RE P ORTS: No . 111 – 37( C o m m.o n E ducati on and La b o r ). CONGRESSIONAL RECOR D, Vo l .1 5 5(2 0 0 9 ): M ar. 18, con s id e red and p assed House. Mar. 2 4 –2 6 , considered and passed Senate, amended. Mar. 31, House concurred in Senate amendments. DAILY COMPILATION O F PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS (2009): Apr. 21, Presidential remar k s. (8)41,0 00,000 Americanhous eho ld s, cons t itutin g 8 6p er - cent o f ta x pa y ers w ho itemi z e deductions, too k ad v antage of this deduction to give to the charities of their choice . ( b ) SENS E OFTH E SEN A TE. —I t is the sense of the Senate that C ongress should preserve the income tax deduction for charitable contributions through the Internal R evenue Code of 1 9 86 and look for additional ways to encourage charitable giving. Approved April 2 1, 2009.
