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H.R. 5418 116th Congress House

Empowering Nonprofits Act

Official title: To require executive agencies to reduce cost-sharing requirements for certain grants with certain nonprofit organizations 25 percent, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 12, 2019 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Executive agency funding and structurePublic-private cooperationSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizations
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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Dec 12, 2019
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 Latest action December 12, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Empowering Nonprofits Act

This bill requires executive agencies to reduce by 25% cost-sharing requirements for grants made directly to nonprofit organizations located in a state with more than 20% of individuals living below the federal poverty line.

State is defined to include the District of Columbia, each U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession, and each federally recognized tribe.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 1
SERRANO, JOSE
· Dec 17, 2019
 D
Plaskett, Stacey E.
Virgin Islands · Dec 12, 2019
 R
Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman
American Samoa · Dec 12, 2019
Sablan, Gregorio
· Dec 12, 2019
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Dec 12, 2019
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Dec 12, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5418: Empowering Nonprofits Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-5418/
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