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HR 5297 113th Congress House Taxation Crimes against property Fraud offenses and financial crimes Government information and archives Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax administration and collection, taxpayers Tax-exempt organizations

Strengthening Charities Through Transparency Act of 2014

Introduced: July 30, 2014 Introduced by: Titus, Dina Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Sep 26, 2014
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 30, 2014
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 30, 2014
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Strengthening Charities Through Transparency Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require tax-exempt organizations to file their returns in electronic form and to make such returns available to the public in a machine readable format as soon as practicable.

Requires: (1) states, upon the request of the Attorney General, to make available information on charities or charity management officials who have been convicted of fraud, theft, or a financial offense; and (2) the Attorney General to establish a database that lists each such charity or charity management official.

What's happening now September 26, 2014

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

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