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HR 5293 116th Congress House Taxation Charitable contributions Income tax deductions

Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2019

Introduced: June 29, 2020 See on congress.gov
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Dec 3, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Dec 3, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 December 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 6490 Related bill CHARITY 2022 Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 1 Republican 3
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Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Jun 29, 2020
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Steube, W. Gregory
Florida · Mar 31, 2020
Stivers, Steve
· Mar 11, 2020
 R
Rogers, Mike D.
Alabama · Jan 27, 2020
Meadows, Mark
· Dec 3, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Dec 3, 2019
Tipton, Scott
· Dec 3, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5293: Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5293/
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"H.R. 5293: Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5293/.
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H.R. 5293, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5293/.
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