HR 5293
116th Congress
House
Taxation
Charitable contributions
Income tax deductions
Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2019
Introduced: December 3, 2019
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 3, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2019
This bill allows individual taxpayers a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions even if such taxpayers do not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year. The deduction may not exceed one-third of the taxpayer's standard deduction amount.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Committees of jurisdiction
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