To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities.
This bill allows taxpayers to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions even if they do not otherwise itemize their deductions. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to make or guarantee loans to tax-exempt charitable organizations. The aggregate amount of such loans may not exceed $60 billion. Treasury must give priority in making such loans to organizations that are providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019) response effort.
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCharitable contributionsDepartment of the TreasuryEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesIncome tax deductionsInfectious and parasitic diseasesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizations
To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities.
USA116th CongressHR-6408| House
| Updated: 3/27/2020
This bill allows taxpayers to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions even if they do not otherwise itemize their deductions. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to make or guarantee loans to tax-exempt charitable organizations. The aggregate amount of such loans may not exceed $60 billion. Treasury must give priority in making such loans to organizations that are providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019) response effort.
AppropriationsCardiovascular and respiratory healthCharitable contributionsDepartment of the TreasuryEmergency medical services and trauma careExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesIncome tax deductionsInfectious and parasitic diseasesSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizations