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HR 4585 117th Congress House Taxation Charitable contributions Employee benefits and pensions Income tax deductions Income tax exclusion

Everyday Philanthropist Act

Introduced: January 21, 2022 Introduced by: Suozzi, Thomas R. Democratic · New York See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jul 20, 2021
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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 20, 2021

Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 3 Republican 6
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Arrington, Jodey C.
Texas · Feb 22, 2022
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Miller, Carol D.
West Virginia · Jan 21, 2022
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Costa, Jim
California · Dec 14, 2021
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Gonzalez, Vicente
Texas · Dec 8, 2021
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Steil, Bryan
Wisconsin · Nov 2, 2021
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Nov 2, 2021
Bustos, Cheri
· Oct 19, 2021
Gallagher, Mike
· Oct 19, 2021
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Loudermilk, Barry
Georgia · Aug 17, 2021
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Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Aug 3, 2021
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Buchanan, Vern
Florida · Jul 20, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4585: Everyday Philanthropist Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4585/
MLA
"H.R. 4585: Everyday Philanthropist Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4585/.
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H.R. 4585, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4585/.
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