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S 405 111th Congress Senate Taxation Art, artists, authorship Income tax deductions Literature Music Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations

Artist-Museum Partnership Act

Introduced: February 10, 2009 See on congress.gov
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Feb 10, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2082)
Feb 10, 2009
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2081-2082)
Feb 10, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Artist-Museum Partnership Act - 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 February 10, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2082)

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 1126 Related bill Artist-Museum Partnership Act of 2009
  • S 394 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 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Independent 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Mar 24, 2010
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Jul 8, 2009
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 10, 2009
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Feb 10, 2009
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Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Feb 10, 2009
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Feb 10, 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 405: Artist-Museum Partnership Act. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-405/
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"S. 405: Artist-Museum Partnership Act." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-405/.
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S. 405, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-405/.
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