3.0.0 2529 2023-01-11T13:15:23Z 2023-01-11T13:15:23Z Senate S S 2007-12-19 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-12-19T22:36:19Z 2007-12-19 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-12-19 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000639 Sen. Menendez, Robert [D-NJ] Robert Menendez D NJ N B001233 Sen. Bayh, Evan [D-IN] EVAN BAYH D IN 2007-12-19 True Commerce Charitable contributions Charities Consumer education Manufacturing industries Marketing Prices Retail trade Social Welfare Commerce 00 2007-12-19 Introduced in Senate 2008-04-17T20:20:51Z Protecting the Spirit of Giving Act - Prohibits a manufacturer or retailer from using the name of a charitable organization to solicit donations or to sell or market a product under certain arrangements unless the manufacturer or retailer, for each solicitation, sale, or promotion, notifies the organization, obtains advance written approval, and limits the use of the organization's name to the scope approved.

Requires a manufacturer or retailer that sells or markets a product with the intention of remitting a portion of the proceeds to a charitable organization to disclose to the purchaser the portion of the purchase price that will be remitted, the maximum amount that will be remitted, the applicable time period, and the organization's contact information.

]]> Protecting the Spirit of Giving Act Display Title Protecting the Spirit of Giving Act Short Titles as Introduced Protecting the Spirit of Giving Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to improve disclosures for charitable giving, protect charities, inform consumers, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2007-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s2529is/xml/BILLS-110s2529is.xml 2007-12-19 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.