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CALMER Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8430| House 
| Updated: 9/29/2020
Carolyn B. Maloney

Carolyn B. Maloney

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (11)
David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)

Small Business Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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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Timeline
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in House
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.
  • September 29, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 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.

Arts, Culture, Religion

AppropriationsBusiness expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCharitable contributionsComputers and information technologyDigital mediaEducational technology and distance educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHumanities programs fundingIncome tax deductionsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLibraries and archivesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNational Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizationsWages and earnings

CALMER Act of 2020

USA116th CongressHR-8430| House 
| Updated: 9/29/2020
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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Timeline
Sep 29, 2020
Introduced in House
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.
  • September 29, 2020
    Introduced in House


  • September 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.
Carolyn B. Maloney

Carolyn B. Maloney

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (11)
David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Debra A. Haaland (Democratic)Joe Courtney (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Stephen F. Lynch (Democratic)Jim Cooper (Democratic)Joseph D. Morelle (Democratic)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Michael F. Q. San Nicolas (Democratic)Nydia M. Velázquez (Democratic)

Small Business Committee, Ways and Means Committee, Financial Services Committee, Education and Workforce Committee

Arts, Culture, Religion

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
AppropriationsBusiness expensesCardiovascular and respiratory healthCharitable contributionsComputers and information technologyDigital mediaEducational technology and distance educationEmergency medical services and trauma careEmployment taxesExecutive agency funding and structureGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHumanities programs fundingIncome tax deductionsInfectious and parasitic diseasesInternet and video servicesInternet, web applications, social mediaLibraries and archivesMuseums, exhibitions, cultural centersNational Foundation on the Arts and the HumanitiesSmall businessSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizationsWages and earnings