Charitable Bill Going to House Floor

July 15, 2014

House Ways and Means Chairman Dave Camp (R-MI-4) and Ways and Means Committee Member Tom Reed (R-NY-23) met with the Council’s Public Policy team on Capitol Hill this morning to discuss an important piece of legislation to protect charitable giving and support American philanthropy.

These House leaders are enthusiastic that H.R. 4719—a package of charitable tax provisions— will be going to the House floor for a vote on Thursday. This single bill includes all of the charitable bills that were marked up by the House Ways and Means Committee on May 29:

• Making the IRA charitable rollover, the expanded food bank contribution, and the conservation easement donation provisions permanent;
• Simplifying the private foundation excise tax to a single flat rate of one percent; and
• Extending the deadline for charitable contributions to April 15of the calendar year.

• Contacting Your Member
• By Phone:
• If you know who your representative is, you can simply call the House Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. Be sure to state the bill number, H.R. 4719, in your message.
• To look up your member visit the House website, and simply enter your zip code.
• By Email:
• To look up your member visit the House website, and simply enter your zip code. When you are brought to the page with your member, simply click the icon to be brought to their contact page.