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Artists' Contribution to American Heritage Act of 2005

Introduced: March 3, 2005 See on congress.gov
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Mar 3, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Mar 3, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Artists' Contribution to American Heritage Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow taxpayers who create literary, musical, artistic, or 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 sooner than 18 months after their creation. Limits the amount of such deduction based upon the donor's artistic adjusted gross income, as defined by this Act.

What's happening now March 3, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 2786 Related bill Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act
  • S 372 Related bill Artist-Museum Partnership Act
  • S 1186 Related bill Art and Collectibles Capital Gains Tax Treatment Parity Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11 Republican 1 Independent 1
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Sep 6, 2006
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Sep 6, 2006
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Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jan 31, 2006
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · Dec 14, 2005
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Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Dec 7, 2005
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Oct 18, 2005
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Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Jul 27, 2005
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · May 19, 2005
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Matsui, Doris O.
California · May 3, 2005
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · May 3, 2005
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McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Apr 21, 2005
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Apr 14, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 14, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1120: Artists' Contribution to American Heritage Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1120/
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"H.R. 1120: Artists' Contribution to American Heritage Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1120/.
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H.R. 1120, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1120/.
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