CARE Act of 2003
Official title: A bill to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations… Show full official titleShow less
Official title: A bill to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low income Americans to gain financial security by building assets, and for other purposes.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Savings for Working Families Act of 2003 - States as a purpose of this Act to provide for the establishment of individual development account programs that will provide individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets and to enter the financial mainstream. Provides procedures for opening and maintaining such an account and qualifying for matching funds.
Authorizes appropriations for the: (1) Savings for Working Families Act of 2003; and (2) administration of exempt organizations by the Internal Revenue Service.
Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to and enter into cooperative agreements to support nonprofit community-based organizations. Authorizes appropriations.
Prohibits requiring a nongovernmental social service organization to: (1) remove religious art, icons, or scripture; (2) alter its charter; or (3) alter religious qualifications for board membership.
Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to provide for maternity group homes and evaluation of such homes.
- Introduced in Senate Formatted Text PDF
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 272: CARE Act of 2003. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-272/
"S. 272: CARE Act of 2003." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-272/.
S. 272, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-272/.
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