CALMER Act of 2020

Bill Number

HR 8430

Introduced

Sep 29, 2020

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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Small Business, a ...

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Appropriations Arts, Culture, Religion Business expenses Cardiovascular and respiratory health Charitable contributions Computers and information technology Digital media Educational technology and distance education Emergency medical services and trauma care Employment taxes Executive agency funding and structure Government lending and loan guarantees Humanities programs funding Income tax deductions Infectious and parasitic diseases Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Libraries and archives Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Small business Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations Wages and earnings

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Culture, Arts, Libraries, and Museums Emergency Relief Act of 2020 or the CALMER Act of 2020

This bill appropriates additional amounts for (1) the National Endowment For the Arts, (2) the National Endowment for the Humanities, and (3) the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

Specifically, the funds shall be used

to expand digital network access,
to purchase tablets and other internet-enabled devices,
to provide technical support services,
to assist museums with operational expenses,
to develop and share distance learning content, and
for pandemic recovery planning and implementation.

The bill (1) eliminates the $300 limitation on the tax deduction for the charitable contributions of nonitemizing taxpayers and extends such deduction through 2021, (2) extends the modification of the limitation on the tax deduction for charitable contributions through 2021, (3) exempts tax-exempt charitable organizations from payment of employment taxes in 2020, (4) extends eligibility for the Main Street Lending Program to tax-exempt organizations, and (5) extends eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program to all tax-exempt charitable organizations.

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Sep 29, 2020

Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Small Business, and Financial Services, 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.
Sep 29, 2020

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