114 S2370 IS: Protecting Charitable Contributions Act of 2015 U.S. Senate 2015-12-08 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.

II 114th CONGRESS1st Session S. 2370 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES December 8, 2015 Mr. Roberts introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance A BILL To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from modifying or amending the standards and regulations governing the substantiation of charitable contributions.

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the Protecting Charitable Contributions Act of 2015.

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Prohibition of IRS modification of standards and regulations for substantiation of charitable contributions

(a)

In general

The definitions and regulations in effect on January 1, 2015, under section 170(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the substantiation of charitable contributions in excess of $250) shall apply on and after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b)

Prohibition of any modification

The Secretary of the Treasury shall not issue, revise, or finalize any regulation (including the proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on September 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 55802)), revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the definitions and regulations specified in subsection (a).