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S 1429 114th Congress Senate Taxation Agricultural research Charitable contributions Higher education Income tax deductions Public participation and lobbying Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations

Charitable Agricultural Research Act

Introduced: May 21, 2015 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
May 21, 2015
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Charitable Agricultural Research Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations directly engaged in the continuous active conduct of research in conjunction with an agricultural college or university, and (2) extend to such organizations the prohibition against expenditures by public charities to influence legislation.

What's happening now May 21, 2015

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jul 13, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · May 21, 2015
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · May 21, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1429: Charitable Agricultural Research Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1429/
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"S. 1429: Charitable Agricultural Research Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1429/.
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S. 1429, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-1429/.
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