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HR 4002 116th Congress House Taxation Charitable contributions Employee benefits and pensions Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion

Everyday Philanthropist Act

Introduced: September 16, 2019 Introduced by: Buchanan, Vern Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 25, 2019
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Everyday Philanthropist Act

This bill allows employers to offer certain employees a tax-advantaged flexible giving account as a fringe benefit. Flexible giving accounts allow employees to set aside up to $2,700 of their annual pretax earnings to make tax-deductible charitable contributions without having to itemize tax deductions.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 4 Republican 3
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Sep 30, 2020
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Costa, Jim
California · Jul 24, 2020
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Van Drew, Jefferson
New Jersey · Nov 20, 2019
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Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Nov 13, 2019
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Oct 22, 2019
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Oct 4, 2019
Bustos, Cheri
· Sep 16, 2019
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Suozzi, Thomas R.
New York · Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4002: Everyday Philanthropist Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4002/
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"H.R. 4002: Everyday Philanthropist Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4002/.
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H.R. 4002, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4002/.
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