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S 298 107th Congress Senate Taxation Charitable contributions Income tax Personal income tax Tax deductions

Giving Incentives for Taxpayers Act

Introduced: February 8, 2001 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Mar 14, 2001
Committee on Finance. Hearings held.
Feb 8, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1228)
Feb 8, 2001
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1228)
Feb 8, 2001
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Giving Incentives for Taxpayers Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a non-itemizer to deduct up to $500 ($1,000 on a joint return) annually in charitable contributions.
What's happening now March 14, 2001

Committee on Finance. Hearings held.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 298: Giving Incentives for Taxpayers Act. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-298/
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S. 298, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-298/.
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