Charitable Contributions
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School Choice Now Act [HB-8100]
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Provides for emergency education freedom grants and allows individual and corporate taxpayers a tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations. The bill directs the Department of the Treasury, in coordination with the Department of Education, to establish, host, and maintain a web portal that (1) lists all eligible scholarship-granting organizations; (2) enables contributions to such organizations; (3) provides information about the tax benefits of this bill; and (4) enables a state to submit and update information about its
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Sponsored by: Rep. Daniel Lipinski
Introduced In House on 08/25/2020
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PEEPS Act Pandemic Eradication and Enhanced Prevention through Savings Act [HB-7825]
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[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to create increased opportunities for savings to HSA, MSA, and FSA plans, to mitigate the financial strain on families caused by COVID-19, to provide for child nutrition, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Buck
Introduced In House on 07/29/2020
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Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act [HB-7324]
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[Nonprofit ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions to deduct from their gross income charitable contributions made in 2019 and 2020. The amount of such deduction may not exceed one-third of the taxpayer's standard deduction in any year.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eleanor Norton
Introduced In House on 06/24/2020
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Taxpayer Research and Coronavirus Knowledge Act of 2020 [HB-7288]
[Healthcare ]
[Science ]
[Public Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
To direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services and other Federal officials to compile into a searchable database information relating to Federal support for biomedical research and development related to COVID-19, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva
Referred To The Subcommittee On Oversight And Investigations. on 09/30/2020
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Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act [S.4032]
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[Grants ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Disaster Relief ]
Allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions to deduct from their gross income charitable contributions made in 2019 and 2020. The amount of such deduction may not exceed one-third of the taxpayer's standard deduction in any year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Collins
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/22/2020
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Moving Forward Act [HB-2]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Infrastructure ]
[Climate Change ]
[Energy ]
[Manufacturing ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Public Safety ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Economic Development ]
Addresses provisions related to federal-aid highway, transit, highway safety, motor carrier, research, hazardous materials, and rail programs of the Department of Transportation (DOT). Among other provisions, the bill extends FY2020 enacted levels through FY2021 for federal-aid highway, transit, and safety programs; reauthorizes for FY2022-FY2025 several surface transportation programs, including the federal-aid highway program, transit programs, highway safety, motor carrier safety, and rail programs; addresses climate change, including strategies
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Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Received In The Senate. on 07/20/2020
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Honor Your Oath Act [HB-7180]
[Ethics ]
Reduces to $1 for the next Congress the salary of a Representative who, during an ongoing Congress, uses a designated proxy to cast a vote or record their presence in response to a quorum call.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Posey
Introduced In House on 06/11/2020
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Good Samaritan Menstrual Products Act [HB-7054]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Health ]
Limits civil and criminal liability for manufacturers, distributors, nonprofit organizations, and other persons regarding good faith donations of apparently usable menstrual products. Specifically, persons may only be liable if their actions constitute gross negligence or intentional misconduct and result in injury to or death of a user or recipient of those products.
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Introduced In House on 05/28/2020
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Raising awareness regarding period poverty. [HR-987]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Human Services ]
[Poverty ]
This resolution encourages the observation of National Period Awareness Week and Menstrual Hygiene Day. It also recognizes the efforts of individuals and entities to support those struggling with period poverty prior to and during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic. (Period poverty refers to a lack of access to menstrual products, which can adversely affect a person's health and well-being.)
Sponsored by: Rep. Grace Meng
Introduced In House on 05/28/2020
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COVID–19 Oral History Project Act [HB-6615]
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[Arts and Culture ]
[Libraries ]
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Directs the Library of Congress to establish an oral history program in the American Folklife Center for the collection and public availability of individual stories of events and experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. The bill includes a requirement to collect video and audio recordings of personal histories and testimonials of those who were affected by the pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern
Introduced In House on 04/24/2020
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SAFE Act of 2020 Sanitary Access For Everyone Act of 2020 [HB-6498]
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[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Manufacturing ]
Suspends limitations on individual and corporate charitable contributions in 2020 for donations of hand sanitizers by a distilled spirits operation.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Sewell
Introduced In House on 04/14/2020
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CHARITY 2022 Act Coronavirus Help And Response Initiative Through Year 2022 Act [HB-6490]
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[Nonprofit ]
Allows a taxpayer a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions for a taxable year beginning in 2020-2022, even if such taxpayer does not otherwise itemize deductions. The deduction may not exceed one-third of the taxpayer's standard deduction amount.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Walker
Introduced In House on 04/10/2020
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To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities. [HB-6424]
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Allows taxpayers to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions even if they do not otherwise itemize their deductions. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to make or guarantee loans to tax-exempt charitable organizations. The aggregate amount of such loans may not exceed $60 billion. Treasury must give priority in making such loans to organizations that are providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019) response effort.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Moulton
Introduced In House on 03/31/2020
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To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities. [HB-6408]
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Allows taxpayers to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions even if they do not otherwise itemize their deductions. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to make or guarantee loans to tax-exempt charitable organizations. The aggregate amount of such loans may not exceed $60 billion. Treasury must give priority in making such loans to organizations that are providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019) response effort.
Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney
Introduced In House on 03/27/2020
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Supporting Charitable Institutions Act of 2020 [HB-6325]
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Allow a new tax credit for charitable contributions made in cash during 2020 to a charitable organization for relief efforts connected to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019). The credit is limited to 24% of contributions not exceeding $4,000 for an individual taxpayer, $6,000 for a head of household, and $8,000 for a married couple filing a joint return.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Pappas
Introduced In House on 03/23/2020
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CARES Act Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act [S.3548]
[Finance ]
[Small Business ]
[Taxes ]
[Healthcare ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
[Student Loans ]
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[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
[Education ]
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[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Retirement ]
Addresses economic impacts of, and otherwise responds to, the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak. The bill authorizes emergency loans to distressed businesses, including air carriers, and suspends certain aviation excise taxes. With respect to small businesses, the bill establishes, and provides funding for, forgivable bridge loans; and provides additional funding for grants and technical assistance. The bill also provides funding for $1,200 tax rebates to individuals, with additional $500 payments per qualifying child. The rebate begins phasing out
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Sponsored by: Sen. Chuck Grassley
Committee On Small Business And Entrepreneurship. Hearings Held. on 06/03/2020
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Supporting Charitable Institutions Act of 2020 [S.3525]
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[Healthcare ]
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[Public Health ]
[Nonprofit ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Allow a new tax credit for charitable contributions made in cash during 2020 to a charitable organization for relief efforts connected to COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019). The credit is limited to 24% of contributions not exceeding $4,000 for an individual taxpayer, $6,000 for a head of household, and $8,000 for a married couple filing a joint return.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 03/18/2020
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Food Recovery Act of 2020 [HB-5841]
[Food ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
To decrease the incidence of food waste, and for other purposes.
Sponsored by: Rep. Chellie Pingree
Introduced In House on 02/11/2020
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FIRM Act Foreign Influence Registration Modernization Act [HB-5733]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Elections ]
[Ethics ]
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[International ]
Revises provisions related to the registration of foreign agents, and it transfers certain oversight duties regarding lobbying to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Current law exempts from foreign agent registration requirements any person engaging only in religious, scholastic, or scientific pursuits. The bill eliminates this exemption for agents of foreign principals that are known violators of human rights. The bill also narrows the definition of foreign principal, waiving registration requirements for agents of foreign enterprises that are not
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Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Moulton
Introduced In House on 01/30/2020
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Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2019 [HB-5293]
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[Nonprofit ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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Allows individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions even if such taxpayers do not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year. The deduction may not exceed one-third of the taxpayer's standard deduction amount.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 12/03/2019