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S 2123 115th Congress Senate Taxation Charitable contributions Income tax deductions

Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017

Introduced: November 14, 2017 Introduced by: Lankford, James Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Nov 14, 2017
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Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions of individuals who do not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year. The deduction may not exceed one-third of the standard deduction of the individual.

What's happening now November 14, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3988 Identical bill Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2123: Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2123/
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"S. 2123: Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2123/.
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S. 2123, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-2123/.
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