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HR 1479 113th Congress House

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the deduction for charitable contributions from the overall limitation on itemized deductions.

Introduced: April 10, 2013 See on congress.gov
Taxation Charitable contributionsIncome tax deductionsSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Apr 10, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Apr 10, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action April 10, 2013

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to exempt the tax deduction for charitable contributions from the limitation on itemized deductions based on taxpayer adjusted gross income.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Republican 3
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Sessions, Pete
Texas · Apr 26, 2013
BARTON, JOE
· Apr 16, 2013
 R
Cramer, Kevin
North Dakota · Apr 16, 2013
FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY
· Apr 16, 2013
GOODLATTE, ROBERT
· Apr 16, 2013
Harper, Gregg
· Apr 16, 2013
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Lankford, James
Oklahoma · Apr 16, 2013
PETRI, TOM
· Apr 16, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Apr 16, 2013
MATHESON, JIM
· Apr 10, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1479: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the deduction for charitable contributions from the overall limitation on itemized deductions.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1479/
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"H.R. 1479: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the deduction for charitable contributions from the overall limitation on itemized deductions.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1479/.
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H.R. 1479, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1479/.
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[H.R. 1479: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the deduction for charitable contributions from the overall limitation on itemized deductions.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-1479/)
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