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CLINTON Act of 2016 Contributions Legally Interdicted from Noncitizens To Our Nonprofits Act of 2016 [HB-5581] [Taxes ] [Nonprofit ] [International ]
CLINTON Act of 2016 Contributions Legally Interdicted from Noncitizens To Our Nonprofits Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a federal official organization from being treated as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) for any period after the date on which the organization knowingly or willingly accepts or solicits any contribution from any person connected to a foreign government. A tax-exempt organization is a "federal official organization" if one or more current or former specified federal officials (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Pete Olson Introduced In House on 06/24/2016

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EPIC Act Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act [HB-5515] [Elections ] [Taxes ] [Voting Rights ] [Finance ]
EPIC Act Election Protection & Integrity Certification Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require an organization applying for tax-exempt status to certify that it will not: (1) use foreign funds to make certain expenditures in connection with an election, a political party, or an electioneering communication; or (2) solicit, accept, or receive a contribution or donation from a foreign national for an election or a political party. A tax-exempt organization must certify in its annual tax return that it has not violated the requirements (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Capuano Introduced In House on 06/16/2016

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We the People Act of 2016 [HB-5494] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Finance ] [Law Enforcement ] [Voting Rights ] [Crime ]
We the People Act of 2016 Democracy Is Supported by Casting Light On Spending in Elections Act of 2016 or the DISCLOSE Act of 2016 This bill amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to: redefine "independent expenditure" to expand the meaning of express advocacy for the election or defeat of a candidate; expand the period for treating communications as electioneering communications; repeal the prohibition against contributions by minors; prescribe disclosure requirements for campaign-related disbursements by corporations, labor organizations, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. David Price Introduced In House on 06/16/2016

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PRO Sports Act Properly Reducing Overexemptions for Sports Act [HB-547] [Sports ] [Taxes ]
PRO Sports Act Properly Reducing Overexemptions for Sports Act Amends the Internal Revenue Code to remove professional football leagues from the list of tax-exempt organizations. Provides that no organization or entity shall be treated as tax-exempt if it: (1) is a professional sports league, organization, or association, a substantial activity of which is to foster national or international professional sports competitions (including by managing league business affairs, officiating or providing referees, coordinating schedules, managing sponsorships (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Meadows Introduced In House on 01/27/2015

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Action for Dental Health Act of 2015 [HB-539] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Medicare and Medicaid ] [Senior Citizens ]
Action for Dental Health Act of 2015 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize oral health promotion and disease prevention programs through FY2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) may award grants or enter into contracts to obtain portable or mobile dental equipment and pay operational costs for the provision of free dental services to underserved populations. The CDC may also award grants or enter into contracts to collaborate with state, county, or local public officials and other stakeholders to develop (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 01/30/2015

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To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act against certain tax-exempt organizations. [HB-5255] [Consumer Protection ] [Nonprofit ]
To amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to permit the Federal Trade Commission to enforce such Act against certain tax-exempt organizations. This bill amends the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide the Federal Trade Commission with enforcement authority against certain tax-exempt nonprofit charitable organizations.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bobby Rush Referred To The Subcommittee On Commerce, Manufacturing, And Trade. on 05/20/2016

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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for disclosure for charity employees and board members previously implicated in terror finance. [HB-5185] [Taxes ] [Finance ] [National Security ] [International ] [Nonprofit ]
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for disclosure for charity employees and board members previously implicated in terror finance. This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require tax-exempt organizations to disclose details regarding employees and board members involved in terror finance activities. An organization applying for tax-exempt status must disclose in its application the names and addresses of any officer, director, trustee, or highly compensated employee who, at any time prior to the date of the application, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 05/10/2016

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Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act [HB-5053] [Taxes ] [Nonprofit ] [Budget and Spending ]
Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring a tax-exempt organization to include in annual returns the name, address, or other identifying information of any contributor. The bill includes exceptions for: (1) required disclosures regarding prohibited tax shelter transactions; and (2) contributions by the organization's officers, directors, or five highest compensated employees (including compensation paid by related organizations).

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dan Newhouse Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 06/15/2016

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Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2016 [HB-5007] [Taxes ] [Nonprofit ]
Philanthropic Enterprise Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the holdings of a private foundation in any business enterprise that meet specified requirements relating to exclusive ownership, minimum distribution of net operating income for the charitable purpose (all profits to charity distribution requirement), and independent operation (not controlled by a substantial contributor or family members) from the excise taxes on excess business holdings.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 04/20/2016

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Strengthening Charities Through Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-4990] [Nonprofit ] [Taxes ] [Law Enforcement ] [Cybersecurity ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ] [Data Privacy ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Strengthening Charities Through Transparency Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to require tax-exempt organizations to file their returns in electronic form. The Internal Revenue Service must make the returns available to the public in a machine readable format as soon as practicable. Upon the request of the Department of Justice (DOJ), states must make available information on charities or charity management officials who have been convicted of fraud, theft, or a financial offense. DOJ must: (1) establish a database that lists (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Introduced In House on 04/18/2016

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Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2015 [HB-4948] [Arts and Culture ] [Taxes ] [Nonprofit ]
Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who create literary, musical, artistic, scholarly compositions, or similar property a fair market value (determined at the time of contribution) tax deduction for contributions of such properties, the copyrights thereon, or both, to certain tax-exempt organizations, if such properties are properly appraised and are donated no less than 18 months after their creation. The bill limits the amount of the deduction based upon the donor's artistic adjusted (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis Introduced In House on 04/14/2016

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Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 [HB-4943] [Taxes ] [Pensions ] [Social Security ] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ]
Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to include Indian tribal governments in an annual allocation of a national tax-exempt bond volume cap. The bill repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Pocan Referred To The Subcommittee On Health, Employment, Labor, And Pensions. on 09/19/2016

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Environmental Justice Act of 2016 [HB-4645] [Environmental ] [Taxes ] [Community Development ]
Environmental Justice Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a credit against the employment taxes of a tax-exempt organization equal to 40% of amounts paid or incurred by such organization to support environmental justice communities or projects. The limit on the amount of such credit for a calendar year is $10,000.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. John Lewis Introduced In House on 02/26/2016

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Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2016 [HB-4463] [Environmental ] [Waste Management / Recycling ] [Economic Development ] [Real Estate ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Brownfields Reauthorization Act of 2016

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Elizabeth Esty Referred To The Subcommittee On Environment And The Economy. on 02/05/2016

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Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 [HB-4371] [Air Quality ] [Environmental ] [Finance ] [Healthcare ] [Housing ] [Immigration ] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Taxes ] [Transportation and Motor Vehicles ] [Water ] [Consumer Protection ] [Funding ] [Law Enforcement ] [Public Safety ] [Retirement ]
Article I Consolidated Appropriations Amendments, 2016 This bill amends the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2016 to restrict federal agencies from using appropriations for certain activities. The bill includes restrictions that affect policy and regulations in areas, including: tobacco products, greenhouse gas emissions, fisheries, exports to Cuba, endangered species, water and air quality, hydraulic fracturing, limits on truck size, housing discrimination, fiduciary standards for providing investment advice for pension and retirement plans, determinations (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Referred To The Subcommittee On Water, Power And Oceans. on 01/19/2016

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DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015 [HB-430] [Elections ] [Voting Rights ] [Finance ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Media and Advertising ] [Cybersecurity ] [Data Privacy ] [Ethics ] [Funding ]
DISCLOSE 2015 Act Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2015 Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to redefine the term "independent expenditure" as an expenditure by a person that, when taken as a whole, expressly advocates the election or defeat of a clearly identified candidate, or is the functional equivalent of express advocacy because it can be interpreted by a reasonable person only as advocating the election or defeat of a candidate, taking into account whether the communication (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Sean Maloney Referred To The Subcommittee On The Constitution And Civil Justice. on 02/05/2015

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Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act [HB-425] [Elections ] [Ethics ] [Funding ]
Stop Super PAC-Candidate Coordination Act Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA) to treat as a campaign contribution any payment made by any person (other than a candidate, an authorized committee of a candidate, or a political committee of a political party) for a coordinated expenditure which is not otherwise treated as a contribution. (In effect, replaces and eliminates a prohibition against contributions by minors which the U.S. Supreme Court in McConnell v. Federal Election Commission ruled an unconstitutional violation of (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James McGovern Introduced In House on 01/21/2015

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Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2016 [HB-4220] [Agriculture ] [Taxes ] [Water ]
Water and Agriculture Tax Reform Act of 2016 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit tax-exempt mutual ditch or irrigation companies to earn income from dispositions of certain real property and stock interests without affecting their tax-exempt status, but requires that such income be used to pay the costs of operations, maintenance, and capital improvements of such a company. The bill also establishes a rule regarding the organizational governance of mutual ditch or irrigation companies. Where state law provides that such (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Jared Polis Reported (amended) By The Committee On Ways And Means. H. Rept. 114-862. on 12/08/2016

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Church Plan Clarification Act of 2015 [HB-4085] [Pensions ] [Religion ] [Retirement ] [Taxes ] [Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Church Plan Clarification Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax treatment of church pension plans, to: (1) provide that an organization otherwise eligible to participate in a church plan shall not be aggregated with another such organization and treated as a single employer with it unless one such organization provides at least 80% of the operating funds for the other organization during the recipient organization's preceding tax year and there is a degree of common management or supervision between the (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Gerald Connolly Introduced In House on 11/19/2015

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Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015 [HB-3846] [Taxes ] [Real Estate ] [Construction ]
Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act of 2015 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax credit for the rehabilitation of buildings and historic structures, to: (1) allow an increased 30% credit, up to $750,000, for projects with rehabilitation expenditures not exceeding $3.75 million, for which no credit was allowed in either of the 2 prior taxable years (smaller projects); (2) allow the transfer of tax credit amounts for smaller projects; (3) treat a building as substantially rehabilitated if rehabilitation expenditures (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe Introduced In House on 10/28/2015

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