S 4032 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act

Introduced Jun 22, 2020 Originated Senate Sponsor James Lankford R-OK

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 22, 2020 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.

  1. IntroducedJun 22, 2020
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act

This bill allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions to deduct from their gross income charitable contributions made in 2019 and 2020. The amount of such deduction may not exceed one-third of the taxpayer's standard deduction in any year.

Cosponsors 9

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 22, 2020 to Sep 23, 2020, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-DEChristopher A. CoonsOriginalJun 22, 2020
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-UTMike LeeOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-SCTim ScottOriginalJun 22, 2020
R-TNMarsha BlackburnAug 4, 2020
R-COCory GardnerSep 15, 2020
R-MESusan M. CollinsSep 15, 2020
D-MIGary C. PetersSep 23, 2020

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 22, 2020Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 22, 2020Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 7324Universal Giving Pandemic Response ActIdentical billJun 24, 2020

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Jun 22, 2020Introduced in Senate

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