Johnson joins House in passing Haiti charitable giving bill

January 21, 2010

The House of Representatives today unanimously passed H.R. 4462 in order to encourage Americans to lend a helping hand to Haiti. The legislation allows individuals who make charitable contributions between January 11 and February 28, 2010 to victims of the earthquake in Haiti to claim their contribution as an itemized deduction on their 2009 tax return, instead of having to wait until next year to claim these deductions on their 2010 tax return.

Congressman Sam Johnson (3rd Dist.—Texas) was an original cosponsor of H.R. 4462, introduced by fellow Ways and Means Committee members Chairman Charles B. Rangel (D-NY) and Ranking Member Dave Camp (R-MI) and 153 additional House members.

“Americans have always had big hearts and a desire to lend a helping hand to people in need. The response to the victims of last week’s devastating earthquake is no different. Even in these tough economic times, millions of Americans have donated money and supplies to relief funds set up to help Haiti deal with this disaster,” stated Johnson.

“This legislation will hopefully encourage even more Americans to donate to the charities and organizations that are making an effort to help Haiti recover from this tragedy. I applaud both the Democrats and Republicans in the House in quickly coming together and passing this important bill. I hope that it will make its way to the President’s desk as soon as possible.”

To find out how you can help Haiti, visit the State Department Website.

Johnson represents portions of Dallas and Collin counties.

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