S. 566 118th Congress Senate

Charitable Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions.

Introduced: February 28, 2023 Introduced by: James Lankford Republican · Oklahoma See on congress.gov

Taxation

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Feb 28, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Feb 28, 2023

Introduced in Senate

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Latest action February 28, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Charitable Act

This bill allows individual taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions a deduction in taxable years beginning in 2023 or 2024 for charitable contributions. The deduction is limited to one-third of the standard deduction allowed to such taxpayers.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Finance Committee
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Lobbying activity 8

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

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for INDEPENDENT SECTOR · District of Columbia · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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Cosponsors 19