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HR 2499 105th Congress House Taxation Charitable contributions Income tax Personal income tax Tax deductions

Charitable Giving Relief Act

Introduced: September 18, 1997 See on congress.gov
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Sep 18, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 18, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1795)
Sep 18, 1997
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charitable Giving Relief Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit non-itemizers to deduct a portion of their charitable contributions.

What's happening now September 18, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 12
All 12 Democratic 10 Republican 2
D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Sep 9, 1998
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jun 25, 1998
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 11, 1998
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 11, 1998
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · May 5, 1998
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Apr 22, 1998
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 22, 1998
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 28, 1998
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Nov 13, 1997
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Oct 31, 1997
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Oct 31, 1997
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Oct 31, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2499: Charitable Giving Relief Act. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2499/
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"H.R. 2499: Charitable Giving Relief Act." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2499/.
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H.R. 2499, 105th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-2499/.
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