US SB1177

Increases the charitable mileage deduction rate for volunteer drivers who transport other people or property on behalf of charitable organizations from the current 14 cents per mile to match the standard business mileage rate (currently 67 cents per mile in 2024)

Maintains the existing 14 cents per mile rate for other charitable driving that does not involve transporting persons or property for a charitable organization

Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to determine the new rate, which must be at least equal to the standard mileage rate used for business travel deductions under IRC sections 162 and 212

Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024

Introduced March 27, 2025 by Senator Klobuchar (D-MN) and Senator Budd (R-NC) as a bipartisan measure; referred to the Senate Committee on Finance