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HR 2959 112th Congress House Taxation Agricultural research Higher education Income tax deductions Public participation and lobbying Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations

Charitable Agricultural Research Act

Introduced: October 25, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sep 15, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charitable Agricultural Research Act - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for a charitable contribution to an agricultural research organization directly engaged in the continuous active conduct of agricultural research, and (2) make prohibitions against expenditures to influence legislation applicable to such organizations.

What's happening now September 15, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1561 Identical bill Charitable Agricultural Research Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 21
All 21 Democratic 1 Republican 5
R
Lankford, James
Oklahoma · May 30, 2012
Jenkins, Lynn
· Mar 20, 2012
Sullivan, John
· Feb 28, 2012
PETERSON, COLLIN
· Feb 8, 2012
Miller, Candice
· Dec 16, 2011
Farenthold, Blake
· Dec 14, 2011
Poe, Ted
· Nov 15, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Nov 4, 2011
Flores, Bill
· Oct 25, 2011
Rodgers, Cathy
· Oct 13, 2011
 D
Costa, Jim
California · Sep 29, 2011
Boren, Dan
· Sep 15, 2011
BOSWELL, LEONARD
· Sep 15, 2011
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Sep 15, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2011
Denham, Jeff
· Sep 15, 2011
JOHNSON, TIMOTHY
· Sep 15, 2011
 R
Lucas, Frank D.
Oklahoma · Sep 15, 2011
Marchant, Kenny
· Sep 15, 2011
Noem, Kristi
· Sep 15, 2011
 R
Simpson, Michael K.
Idaho · Sep 15, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2959: Charitable Agricultural Research Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2959/
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"H.R. 2959: Charitable Agricultural Research Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2959/.
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H.R. 2959, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2959/.
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