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H.R.3988

H.R.3988: Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017

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Introduced Oct. 5, 2017
Latest Major Action Oct. 11, 2017
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Bill Sponsor

Mark Walker (R-N.C.)

Bill Cosponsors

27 (6 Democrats, 21 Republicans)

Bradley Byrne (R-Ala.)
Bill Posey (R-Fla.)
Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.)
Glenn Grothman (R-Wis.)
Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.)
Bill Huizenga (R-Mich.)
Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.)
C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-Md.)
Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.)
Roger Williams (R-Texas)
Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.)
Michael E. Capuano (D-Mass.)
Barbara Comstock (R-Va.)
David McKinley (R-W.Va.)
Mike D. Rogers (R-Ala.)
Matt Cartwright (D-Pa.)
Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.)
Scott Tipton (R-Colo.)
Donald W. Norcross (D-N.J.)
Randy Hultgren (R-Ill.)
Andy Barr (R-Ky.)
Mark Meadows (R-N.C.)
John Culberson (R-Texas)
Ted Poe (R-Texas)
Pete Sessions (R-Texas)
Andy Harris (R-Md.)

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Introduced in House - Oct. 5, 2017

Bill Summary

Universal Charitable Giving Act of 2017 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to allow a deduction from gross income (above-the-line deduction) for charitable contributions of individuals who do not elect to itemize deductions for the taxable year. The deduction may not exceed one-third of the standard deduction of the individual.

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Date	Description
Oct. 5, 2017	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct. 5, 2017	Introduced in the House by Mark Walker (R-N.C.)

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