CHARITIES see also Nonprofit Organizations; Tax-Exempt Organizations

Amendments

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), S3911, S3912 [3JN]

Articles and editorials

Budget Request Denied, Sebelius Turns to Health Executives To Finance Obamacare, S3363 [13MY]

Cabinet Secretary Solicits Large Donations To Publicize Health Care Law, S3364 [13MY]

Patty Stonesifer, Former CEO of Gates Foundation, To Lead D.C. Food Pantry, S694 [13FE]

Sequestration Forces Food Pantry Closure, H2317 [25AP]

Bills and resolutions

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (see S. Res. 299), S8186 [19NO]

Boys Town (organization): mint coins in commemoration of anniversary (see S. 1011), S3760 [22MY] (see H.R. 2866), H5173 [30JY]

Commemorative Works Act: display donor contribution acknowledgments at authorized projects (see H.R. 2395), H3687 [17JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: increase purchase of Kosher and Halal food and modify labeling of the commodities list under the Emergency Food Assistance Program to assist food banks in obtaining such foods (see S. 811), S3028 [25AP] (see H.R. 1794), H2392 [26AP]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1756), H2351 [25AP]

Dept. of the Treasury: disclose certain taxpayer rights in the letter of acknowledgement of receipt of 501(c)(3) organization application (see H.R. 2923), H5342 [1AU]

——— prohibit a bailout of a State, city, or municipality and designate economic freedom zones (see S. 1852), S8975 [18DE]

Dickens, Jacoby D.: tribute (see H. Res. 191), H2393 [26AP]

Feed America Day: designate (see S. Res. 306), S8361 [20NO]

National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (see S. Res. 87), S2146 [21MR] (see S. Res. 93), S2455 [8AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (see S. Res. 173), S4585 [18JN]

National Guard Educational Foundation: include among youth and charitable organizations eligible for National Guard assistance (see S. 926), S3326 [9MY]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (see H. Res. 345), H5547 [12SE]

Pennsylvania State University: tribute to IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund (see S. Res. 68), S1229 [6MR] (see H. Res. 103), H1320 [6MR]

Pensions: provide an election for funding parity for charity-sponsored pensions (see H.R. 2134), H2952 [23MY]

——— reform funding rules for cooperative associations and small charitable employers to ensure their ability to provide pension plans to employees (see S. 1302), S5708 [16JY]

Philippines: accelerate income tax benefits for charitable cash contributions for relief of victims of Typhoon Haiyan (see S. 1821), S8771 [12DE] (see H.R. 3771), H8109 [12DE]

Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (see S. Res. 307), S8361 [20NO]

Taxation: allow a credit for qualified conservation contributions which include national scenic trails (see S. 1160), S4481 [13JN] (see H.R. 474), H341 [4FE]

——— allow deduction equal to fair market value for charitable contributions of literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions created by the donor (see H.R. 2482), H4037 [25JN]

——— allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (see S. 910), S3256 [8MY]

——— allow taxpayers to assign another taxpayer the amount of unused charitable deduction for qualified conservation contributions (see H.R. 2714), H4597 [17JY]

——— allow taxpayers to designate overpayments of tax as contributions to the homeless veterans assistance fund (see S. 62), S43 [22JA] (see H.R. 2797), H4978 [23JY]

——— exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (see H.R. 1212), H1547 [15MR]

——— expand tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes (see S. 1772), S8457 [21NO]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (see S. 1859), S9051 [19DE]

——— facilitate program-related investments by private foundations (see H.R. 2832), H5088 [25JY]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (see S. 526), S1710 [12MR] (see H.R. 2807), H5049 [24JY]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (see S. 1395), S6071 [30JY] (see H.R. 2945), H5343 [1AU]

——— provide for deductibility of charitable contributions to agricultural research organizations (see S. 1280), S5667 [11JY] (see H.R. 2671), H4482 [11JY]

——— provide tax incentives for the donation of wild game meat (see S. 1194), S4792 [20JN] (see H.R. 3728), H8107 [12DE]

——— reduce number of tax brackets, provide child and personal tax credits, allow new charitable and mortgage interest deductions, repeal certain taxes, and eliminate State and local deductions (see S. 1616), S7673 [30OC]

——— remove deduction for charitable contributions from overall limitation on itemized deductions (see H.R. 1479), H1909 [10AP]

——— treat charitable contributions made by an individual after the close of the taxable year, but before the tax return due date, as made in such taxable year (see H.R. 3134), H5765 [19SE]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (see S. 1115), S4021 [7JN] (see S. 1689), S8000 [13NO] (see H.R. 2275), H3250 [6JN] (see H.R. 3458), H6997 [12NO]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (see H.R. 1095), H1356 [12MR]

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (see S. 573), S1853 [14MR] (see H.R. 1171), H1425 [14MR]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (see H.R. 588), H413 [6FE]

——— acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (see H. Res. 264), H3687 [17JN]

Poems

‘‘Fisher House—Because a Family’s Love Is Good Medicine,’’ Albert C. Caswell, E1835 [11DE]

Remarks in House

AbilityOne Program: anniversary, E1831 [11DE]

——— tribute, E658 [14MY], E919 [19JN], E1153 [30JY], E1718 [20NO]

Aga Khan Foundation: tribute to Chicago, IL, Partnership Golf Outing, E879 [14JN]

Bufano, Kathryn: Housewares Charity Foundation Lifetime Humanitarian Award recipient, E295 [14MR]

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston: anniversary, H6489 [10OC]

Congress: results of congressional baseball game, H3624, H3625 [14JN]

——— results of congressional tennis match, H5005, H5006 [24JY]

——— results of First Tee Congressional Challenge golf tournament, H5142 [30JY]

——— tribute to congressional women’s softball game, H4056 [26JN]

Dept. of Agriculture: report on effects of reduced Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding on charitable food providers, E939 [20JN]

Dept. of Defense: authorize the transport to any country, without charge, supplies furnished by a nonprofit organization intended for distribution to Armed Forces members, H3570 [13JN], E889 [17JN]

Dickens, Jacoby D.: tribute (H. Res. 191), E577 [26AP]

Eden Prairie, MN: tribute to American Cancer Society Relay for Life, H4189 [8JY]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: funding, H4908, H4909 [23JY]

——— tribute, E1835 [11DE]

Jaffee, Keith: Housewares Charity Foundation Humanitarian of the Year Award recipient, E295 [14MR]

Jamie Kotula Foundation: tribute, E1141 [25JY]

Members of Congress: encourage donation of frequent flyer miles to the Fisher House Foundation, Inc., Hero Miles Program, H7699 [12DE]

myLIFEspeaks (organization): tribute, E1575 [28OC]

National Nonprofit Day: designate (H. Res. 345), E1314 [12SE]

New York, NY: tribute to Giving Tuesday, H7200 [19NO]

Of One Accord Ministry (organization): anniversary, E1543 [22OC]

Pleasanton, CA: tribute to American Cancer Society Relay for Life, E1144 [25JY]

Red Cross Month: observance, E340 [20MR]

Rockwall, TX, Women’s League: anniversary, E1250 [6SE]

Samaritan’s Purse (organization): tribute to Typhoon Haiyan relief efforts, H7305 [20NO]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: assessment of propriety of fundraising efforts to promote the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, H2578 [14MY], H2651 [15MY], H3262 [11JN], H4134 [27JN]

Southlake, TX: tribute to the Art in the Square festival, E697 [17MY]

Taxation: exclude from gross income the reimbursement costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable organizations (H.R. 1212), E309 [15MR]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (H.R. 3458), H8086, H8087 [12DE], E1867 [12DE]

Transportation Security Administration: transfer unclaimed money recovered at airport security checkpoints to nonprofit organizations that provide places of rest and recuperation at airports for Armed Forces members (H.R. 1095), H7407–H7409, H7421 [3DE]

United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona: tribute, E128 [12FE]

Van Duzer Foundation: tribute, E1249 [6SE]

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (H.R. 1171), H4184, H4185 [8JY]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), H2409, H2410 [6MY], E601 [7MY]

——— acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), concur in Senate amendment with an amendment (H. Res. 264), H3660, H3661 [17JN]

Waukegan, IL: tribute to Youth Conservation Corps charity golf outing, E855 [14JN]

West, Spencer: anniversary of Mount Kilimanjaro ascent, E921 [19JN]

Remarks in Senate

AbilityOne Program: tribute, S7139 [2OC]

American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization): anniversary (S. Res. 299), S8812 [13DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: require report on the abuse of tax-exempt status by charitable organizations, S2995 [25AP]

Feed America Day: designate (S. Res. 306), S8410 [20NO]

Fisher House Foundation, Inc.: tribute to provision of military death benefits to families of fallen servicemen during the Government shutdown, S7359, S7361, S7362 [10OC]

Fredericksburg Big Band (organization): tribute, S3024 [25AP]

Members of Congress: permit Members to donate a percentage of their salaries to charity or to the Dept. of the Treasury during sequestration, S2305 [22MR]

National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day: designate (S. Res. 93), S2474 [8AP]

National Child Awareness Month: designate (S. Res. 173), S4620 [18JN]

Red Cross Month: observance, S327 [28JA]

Sebelius, Sec. of HHS: assessment of propriety of fundraising efforts to promote the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, S3361–S3363 [13MY], S3502, S3519 [15MY], S3556 [16MY]

Senate: permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings (S. Res. 307), S8410 [20NO]

Taxation: extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), S8988–S8993, S9069 [19DE], S9115 [20DE]

——— extend certain expiring provisions of the Internal Revenue Code (S. 1859), unanimous-consent request, S8987 [19DE]

——— extend deduction on tax-free distributions from individual retirement accounts for charitable purposes, S8992 [19DE]

——— make permanent the special rule for contributions of qualified conservation contributions (S. 526), S1711 [12MR]

——— permanently extend and expand deduction for charitable contributions of food inventory (S. 1395), S6077 [30JY]

——— preserve deduction for charitable donations, S2086–S2088 [21MR], S3244 [8MY]

——— prohibit certain sports organizations from claiming tax-exempt status, S2997 [25AP]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (H.R. 3458), S8661 [11DE], S8756 [12DE], S8814 [13DE]

——— treat payments by charitable organizations to certain firefighters as exempt payments (H.R. 3458), unanimous-consent agreement, S8717 [12DE]

Veterans: improve veterans service organizations’ access to Federal surplus personal property (H.R. 1171), S6257 [1AU]

Vietnam Veterans Memorial: acknowledge donor contributions at Visitor Center (H.R. 588), S3912 [3JN], S5623 [10JY]

Reports filed

Cooperative and Small Employer Charity Pension Flexibility Act: Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (Senate) (S. 1302), S7673 [30OC]

Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans To Express Thanks for Service (FOR VETS) Act: Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1171), S6126 [31JY]

——— Committee on Oversight and Government Reform (House) (H.R. 1171) (H. Rept. 113–126), H4036 [25JN]

TSA Loose Change Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 1095) (H. Rept. 113–274), H7352 [21NO]

Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 588) (H. Rept. 113–28), H1855 [9AP]

Texts of

H. Res. 264, concur in Senate amendment with an amendment to H.R. 588, Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act, H3660 [17JN]

H.R. 588, Vietnam Veterans Donor Acknowledgment Act, S3912 [3JN], H2409 [6MY]

H.R. 1095, TSA Loose Change Act, H7407 [3DE]

H.R. 1171, Formerly Owned Resources for Veterans To Express Thanks for Service (FOR VETS) Act, H4184 [8JY]

H.R. 3458, Fallen Firefighters Assistance Tax Clarification Act, H8086 [12DE]

S. 1859, Tax Extenders Act, S9054–S9058 [19DE]

S. Res. 68, tribute to Pennsylvania State University IFC/Panhellenic Dance Marathon (THON) to raise money for the Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital Four Diamonds Fund, S1237 [6MR]

S. Res. 87, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day, S2163 [21MR]

S. Res. 93, National Association of Junior Auxiliaries Day, S2457 [8AP]

S. Res. 173, National Child Awareness Month, S4590 [18JN]

S. Res. 299, American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (organization) anniversary, S8197 [19NO]

S. Res. 306, Feed America Day, S8369 [20NO]

S. Res. 307, permit collection of clothing, toys, food, and housewares during the holiday season for charitable purposes in Senate buildings, S8369 [20NO]

Tributes

Dickens, Jacoby D., H2663 [16MY]