Washington Snapshot - October 2, 2015
Breaking News: Secretary Duncan to Step Down
Just today, U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced that he will be stepping down in December from the position, which he has held since the beginning of the Obama Administration in 2009.
It is expected that President Obama will…
Washington Snapshot - August 7, 2015
As a reminder to our readers, Washington Snapshot will be taking a break next week and the week of the 28th.
Activate in August
With many Members of Congress out of town and back home in their districts for the August recess, much of the action has shifted away from Washington and toward local…
Washington Snapshot - July 24, 2015
News from the Hill
Senate Finance Committee Markup of "Tax Extenders" Package
This Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee convened to markup a bill that would renew 52 of the “tax extenders,” including the charitable provisions, for the 2015 and 2016 tax years. As our readers will recall, these…
Washington Snapshot - July 17, 2015
News from the Hill
The Council Visits the Hill
This past Monday, July 13th, representatives from the Community Foundations National Standards Board (CFNSB) and the Council’s Public Policy and Legal Affairs Team met with congressional staff from the House Ways and Means Committee, the Senate Finance…
Washington Snapshot - June 26, 2015
We want to remind our readers that we will not be publishing Snapshot next week in light of the Fourth of July holiday. We wish you all a happy Fourth!
News from the Hill
Senate Tax Reform Working Groups Will Not Meet Today’s Deadline
The Council has been following the progress of the Senate…
Washington Snapshot - June 12, 2015
News from the Hill
Tax Reform Work Still Ongoing, McConnell Says
This week, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) expressed his doubts that comprehensive tax reform will occur in the next two years. However, McConnell emphasized that even without comprehensive reform, Congress will still…
Washington Snapshot - May 21, 2015
We’re coming to you a day early as we prepare for the holiday weekend. Memorial Day provides a special time to honor the service and sacrifice of our military men and women. We want to thank those who have served and are serving in our Nation’s military.
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Washington Snapshot - April 24, 2015
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@_____ Help our communities and the nonprofits that serve them: pass the America Gives More Act #Act4Good #HR644
@_____ Communities served by #nonprofits deserve better; #Act4Good and pass the America…
Washington Snapshot - April 17, 2015
News from the Hill
Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed a bill that would exempt donations to 501(c)(4)s, (5)s, and (6)s from the gift tax. As POLITICO points out, this would exempt a broad category of political organizations from the gift tax.
Current law is ambiguous on whether donors…
Washington Snapshot - February 6, 2015
Ways & Means Committee Passes Charitable Bills
The House Ways and Means Committee met Wednesday to markup several important bills focused on the charitable sector. The actions included making permanent charitable “tax extenders,” such as the IRA charitable rollover and simplifying the private…
Washington Snapshot - January 16, 2015
Senate Finance Committee Looks to Tax Reform
Hatch and Wyden Launch Bipartisan Tax Reform Working Groups
On Thursday the chairman and ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, Senators Orrin Hatch (R-UT) and Ron Wyden (D-OR), announced five new bipartisan tax reform working groups. The groups…
Washington Snapshot - October 03, 2014
Tell Congress: Pass the America Gives More Act
While your lawmakers are home in October to ask for votes, make sure you ask them to pass the America Gives More Act provisions into permanent law during the lame duck!
A Bloomberg BNA piece this week highlighted the challenging position in which IRA…
Washington Snapshot - August 1, 2014
In this week's Washington Snapshot:
August Recess
Council August Tool Kit
Dynamic Scoring Hearing
Eric Cantor Resigns
New Bills
Social Impact Bonds Senate Bill
Regulatory Updates
And more!
Read this issue today!
Washington Snapshot - July 25, 2014
Just Announced: August Recess Toolkit
Have you scheduled time with your Congressional delegation during August recess? If so, we have just the tools and resources you might need . . .
In the past few editions of our weekly Washington Snapshot newsletter, we have been previewing an upcoming policy…
Washington Snapshot - May 30, 2014
Last Chance: Public Policy Preconference
We are delighted with the level of interest we’ve received for our inaugural Council on Foundations Public Policy Seminar! The event, which takes place on Saturday, June 7th, from 9:30 am-4:30 pm at the Washington Hilton in Dupont Circle, is a preconference…
House Ways and Means Committee Passes Key Measures in Support of Philanthropy
Today, the House Ways and Means Committee met to markup several important bills focused on the charitable sector. One bill would make the charitable “tax extenders”—including the IRA charitable rollover—permanent law. Another would simplify the private foundation excise tax on investment income to…