HR 2838 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Charitable Agricultural Research Act

Introduced Jun 18, 2015 Originated House Sponsor Devin Nunes R-CA

Latest action · Jun 18, 2015 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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.

IntroducedJun 18, 2015
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Charitable Agricultural Research Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to: (1) allow a tax deduction for charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations directly engaged in the continuous active conduct of research in conjunction with an agricultural college or university, and (2) extend to such organizations the prohibition against expenditures by public charities to influence legislation.

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 18, 2015 to Jul 22, 2015; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.	Original	Jun 18, 2015
D-MN	Collin C. Peterson	Original	Jun 18, 2015
R-CA	David G. Valadao	Original	Jun 18, 2015
R-CA	Doug LaMalfa	Original	Jun 18, 2015
D-OR	Earl Blumenauer	Original	Jun 18, 2015
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas	Original	Jun 18, 2015
R-CA	Jeff Denham	Original	Jun 18, 2015
R-TX	Kenny Marchant	Original	Jun 18, 2015
R-SD	Kristi L. Noem	Original	Jun 18, 2015
R-KS	Lynn Jenkins	Original	Jun 18, 2015
D-CA	Mike Thompson	Original	Jun 18, 2015
D-WI	Ron Kind	Original	Jun 18, 2015
D-MA	Richard E. Neal		Jun 23, 2015
R-OK	Tom Cole		Jun 24, 2015
R-ND	Kevin Cramer		Jul 7, 2015
R-NY	Tom Reed		Jul 13, 2015
R-WA	David G. Reichert		Jul 22, 2015

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Jun 18, 2015

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 18, 2015Introduced in House
Jun 18, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution of the United States.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 98, June 18, 2015, page H4543.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Charitable Agricultural Research Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 18, 2015Introduced in House

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