Darin LaHood will support legislation creating a federal tax credit for restaurants and retail food establishments that donate prepared meals to charitable organizations.

Darin LaHood · Illinois · Republican

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Commitment kind: action. Promised action: Support and advance the Meals for Communities Tax Credit Act to create a new federal tax credit for prepared meal donations by restaurants and retail food establishments.. Promised outcome: Restaurants and retail food establishments would be encouraged to donate prepared meals to charitable organizations through a new tax credit.. Deadline: unknown; not assumed expired. Federal office press release as U.S. Representative for Illinois's 16th District during the 2026 congressional term.

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Representatives Darin LaHood (IL-16) and Susan DelBene (WA-01) introduced the bipartisan Meals for Communities Tax Credit Act. This legislation would encourage restaurants and retail food establishments to donate prepared meals to charitable organizations serving communities across the country by creating a new tax credit for prepared meal donations.

LaHood introduced and backed bipartisan legislation to create a tax credit for prepared meal donations to charitable organizations.

ICYMI: LaHood, DelBene introduce Bipartisan Meals for Communities Tax Credit Act to Encourage Charitable Prepared Meal Donations | News | Congressman Darin LaHood
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Evidence

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By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Ms. DelBene, and Ms. Malliotakis): H.R. 10499.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): The Congressional Record lists LaHood as the sponsor introducing H.R. 10499, with DelBene and Malliotakis, establishing concrete legislative support.

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This legislation would encourage restaurants and retail food establishments to donate prepared meals to charitable organizations

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): LaHood's official House release identifies the bill as legislation for restaurants and retail food establishments donating prepared meals to charities.

delivered same_term A for effort

ICYMI: LaHood, DelBene introduce Bipartisan Meals for Communities Tax Credit Act to Encourage Charitable Prepared Meal Donations | News | Congressman Darin LaHood
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Assessments

Public state: delivered As of 2026-09-24 · verified · . Original AI recommendation (not independently established): delivered. same_term A for effort

The verified original commitment says LaHood introduced the bipartisan Meals for Communities Tax Credit Act, and the verified passage confirms the legislation concerns encouraging restaurants and retail food establishments to donate prepared meals to charitable organizations. Because the claim is to support legislation creating this tax credit, introduction of the bill is a material same-term delivery of that support action, not proof that the tax credit was enacted.

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