Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Tax-exempt organizations

Bill Introduced: S.822 Effective Administration of Criminal Justice Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

A bill to protect crime victims' rights, to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA testing capacity of Federal, State, and local crime laboratories, to increase research and development of new DNA testing technologies, to develop new training programs regarding the collection and use of DNA evidence, to provide post conviction testing of DNA evidence to exonerate the innocent, to improve the performance of counsel in State capital cases, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1756 Deployed Troops Support Act of 2013

2013-04-24T20:00:00Z

To authorize the Secretary of Defense to transport to any country, without charge, supplies that have been furnished by a nonprofit organization and that are intended for distribution to members of the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.791 Follow the Money Act of 2013

2013-04-22T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the disclosure of contributions and expenditures for independent Federal election-related activity, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1554 Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act

2013-04-14T20:00:00Z

To restrict the use of offshore tax havens and abusive tax shelters to inappropriately avoid Federal taxation, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1449 Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2013

2013-04-08T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.

Bill Introduced: S.654 Collegiate Housing and Infrastructure Act of 2013

2013-03-21T20:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for collegiate housing and infrastructure grants.

Bill Introduced: S.646 National Endowment for the Oceans Act

2013-03-20T20:00:00Z

A bill to create the National Endowment for the Oceans to promote the protection and conservation of United States ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes ecosystems, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.1212 Charitable Driving Tax Relief Act of 2013

2013-03-14T20:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that reimbursements for costs of using passenger automobiles for charitable and other organizations are excluded from gross income.

Bill Introduced: S.491 BUILD Act

2013-03-06T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to modify provisions relating to grants, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.901 Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule.

Bill Introduced: S.420 Tax Return Due Date Simplification and Modernization Act of 2013

2013-02-27T19:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the logical flow of return information between partnerships, corporations, trusts, estates, and individuals to better enable each party to submit timely, accurate returns and reduce the need for extended and amended returns, to provide for modified due dates by regulation, and to conform the automatic corporate extension period to longstanding regulatory rule.

Bill Introduced: H.R.592 Federal Disaster Assistance Nonprofit Fairness Act of 2013

2013-02-07T19:00:00Z

To amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to clarify that houses of worship are eligible for certain disaster relief and emergency assistance on terms equal to other eligible private nonprofit facilities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: S.51 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2013

2013-01-21T19:00:00Z

A bill to reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.263 National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2013

2013-01-14T19:00:00Z

To reauthorize and amend the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation Establishment Act.

Bill Introduced: H.R.148 Disclosure of Information on Spending on Campaigns Leads to Open and Secure Elections Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for additional disclosure requirements for corporations, labor organizations, and other entities, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.127 To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.

Bill Introduced: H.R.48 Open Space Preservation Promotion Act of 2013

2013-01-02T19:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that installment sales treatment shall not fail to apply to property acquired for conservation purposes by a State or local government or certain tax-exempt organizations merely because purchase funds are held in a sinking or similar fund pursuant to State law.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.8 "Fiscal cliff" bill

2013-01-01T19:00:00Z

An act entitled the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012".

January 01, 2013: Presented to President.

Bill Signed by President: H.R.8 "Fiscal cliff" bill

2013-01-01T19:00:00Z

An act entitled the "American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012".

January 01, 2013: Signed by President.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6648 To provide for the establishment of the Post Office Consumer Action Group, Incorporated.

2012-12-10T19:00:00Z

To provide for the establishment of the Post Office Consumer Action Group, Incorporated.