S 272 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

CARE Act of 2003

Introduced Jan 30, 2003 Originated Senate Sponsor Rick Santorum R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jan 30, 2003 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJan 30, 2003
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Charity Aid, Recovery, and Empowerment Act of 2003 or the CARE Act of 2003 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to charitable giving, charitable organizations, and social services to, among other things: (1) allow a deduction for a portion of charitable contributions to individuals who do not itemize; (2) allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes; (3) allow for the exclusion of 25 percent of gain on sales or exchanges of land or water interests to eligible entities for conservation purposes; (4) exclude mileage reimbursements to charitable volunteers from gross income; (5) increase oversight of tax-exempt organizations; (6) suspend the tax-exempt status of terrorist organizations; (7) modify the excise tax on unrelated business taxable income of charitable remainder trusts; (8) repeal the grassroots expenditure limit for charitable organizations; (9) modify the definition of convention or association of churches to state that no such grouping shall fail to qualify merely because individuals are members or because individuals have voting rights in such organization; (10) count certain payments made by charitable organizations to victims in the war against terrorism as related to the purpose or function constituting the basis for such organizations' exemptions; (11) restore funds for the Social Services Block Grant; (12) restore authority to transfer up to ten percent of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families funds to the Social Services Block Grant.

Savings for Working Families Act of 2003 - States as a purpose of this Act to provide for the establishment of individual development account programs that will provide individuals and families with limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets and to enter the financial mainstream. Provides procedures for opening and maintaining such an account and qualifying for matching funds.

Authorizes appropriations for the: (1) Savings for Working Families Act of 2003; and (2) administration of exempt organizations by the Internal Revenue Service.

Authorizes the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award grants to and enter into cooperative agreements to support nonprofit community-based organizations. Authorizes appropriations.

Prohibits requiring a nongovernmental social service organization to: (1) remove religious art, icons, or scripture; (2) alter its charter; or (3) alter religious qualifications for board membership.

Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to provide for maternity group homes and evaluation of such homes.

Cosponsors 22

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 30, 2003 to Mar 12, 2003, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-FL	Bill Nelson	Original	Jan 30, 2003
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Original	Jan 30, 2003
D-IN	Evan Bayh	Original	Jan 30, 2003
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith	Original	Jan 30, 2003
R-MO	Jim Talent	Original	Jan 30, 2003
D-CT	Joseph I. Lieberman	Original	Jan 30, 2003
D-LA	Mary L. Landrieu	Original	Jan 30, 2003
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch	Original	Jan 30, 2003
R-IN	Richard G. Lugar	Original	Jan 30, 2003
R-TN	William H. Frist	Original	Jan 30, 2003
D-GA	Zell Miller	Original	Jan 30, 2003
R-OH	Mike DeWine		Feb 10, 2003
R-CO	Wayne Allard		Feb 12, 2003
R-MS	Thad Cochran		Feb 14, 2003
R-AL	Jeff Sessions		Feb 24, 2003

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Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jan 30, 2003Introduced in Senate
Jan 30, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jan 30, 2003Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1835-1836)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 256	CARE Act of 2003	Related bill	Jan 30, 2003

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

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