Hanabusa, Hirono Co-Sponsor Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act

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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono and U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa are part of a group of lawmakers who are co-sponsoring the bipartisan Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act.

The legislation aims to provide “expedited tax relief “for Americans making charitable donations in support of Typhoon Haiyan recovery efforts in the Philippines. 

The bill, according to Hirono’s office, would allow taxpayers who donate to the relief efforts in the Philippines before March 1 to take the charitable deduction when they file their 2013 tax returns. Hirono introduced the bill with Sen. Dean Heller and Reps. Eric Swalwell and Mike Thompson; Hanabusa is an original co-sponsor of the bill, according to Hirono’s office.

“With up to 6,000 casualties, almost 1,800 missing people and more than a million destroyed houses in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan, it is clear that our work to help this community rebuild is not over,” Hirono said in a statement.

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Photo: Tacloban. (DFID – UK Department for International Development)

—Chad Blair

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