HR 3908 · 109th Congress 2005–2007, ended

Charitable Giving Act of 2005

Introduced Sep 27, 2005 Originated House Sponsor Roy Blunt R-MO

Fact sheet

Latest action · Nov 7, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.

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.

IntroducedSep 27, 2005
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Charitable Giving Act of 2005 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code with respect to charitable giving and charitable organizations to: (1) allow individuals who do not itemize a deduction from gross income for a portion of their charitable contributions; (2) allow tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes; (3) increase the cap on corporate charitable contributions; (4) allow non-corporate taxpayers a tax deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory; (5) revise certain excise taxes related to private foundations; (6) modify the excise tax on unrelated business taxable income of charitable remainder trusts; (7) extend and expand the charitable contribution for scientific property used for research and for computer technology and equipment used for educational purposes; (8) adjust the basis of S corporation stock for certain charitable contributions; (9) revise church tax inquiry provisions; and (10) exclude from gross income certain landowner initiatives programs to conserve endangered habitats or species.

Amends title IV of the Social Security Act to: (1) authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make grants to any private entity that operates a promising social services program (as defined by this Act): and (2) restore the 10 percent limit on transfers to the Social Services Block Grant Program.

Amends the Assets for Independence Act to reauthorize the assets for independence demonstration program through FY2008.

Expresses the sense of Congress encouraging corporate contributions to faith-based organizations.

Amends the Runaway and Homeless Youth Act to include maternity group homes within the program for transitional living youth projects for homeless youth.

Cosponsors 88

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 27, 2005 to May 25, 2006, with 67 there on the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw	Original	Sep 27, 2005
D-TN	Bart Gordon	Original	Sep 27, 2005
D-MD	C. A. Dutch Ruppersberger	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-ID	C. L. (Butch) Otter	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-MS	Charles W. "Chip" Pickering	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-CT	Christopher Shays	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-FL	Cliff Stearns	Original	Sep 27, 2005
D-OR	Darlene Hooley	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-FL	Dave Weldon	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-WA	David G. Reichert	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-FL	E. Clay Shaw Jr.	Original	Sep 27, 2005
D-DC	Eleanor Holmes Norton	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-VA	Eric Cantor	Original	Sep 27, 2005
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite	Original	Sep 27, 2005

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Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

Nov 7, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness.
Nov 7, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
Sep 27, 2005Introduced in House
Sep 27, 2005Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 6	MORE Act	Related bill	Mar 7, 2005
S 1780	A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for charitable contributions by individuals and businesses, to improve the public disclosure of activities of exempt organizations, and to enhance the ability of low-income Americans	Related bill	Sep 28, 2005

Subjects

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