Washington Snapshot - January 30, 2015
House to Take Up Charitable Bills
McCarthy's Memo Gives Signals
According to a memo that House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA-23) circulated this week, the House is anitcipated to introduce and markup bills on the three charitable tax extenders: the IRA charitable rollover, enhanced…
Washington Snapshot - January 23, 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 - 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 - January 9, 2015
114th Congress Kicks Off
The 114th Congress converged on D.C. this week, with many new lawmakers among them. Fifty-eight new members of the House of Representatives and twelve new Senators started their new jobs this week. Check out National Journal’s interactive guide to the new members of…
Washington Snapshot - December 12, 2014
House Fails to Make Charitable Extenders Permanent
Party-Line Vote and White House Veto Threat
Yesterday, we told our readers in a breaking news alert that the House failed to advance the Supporting America’s Charities Act (H.R. 5806), a milestone bill that would have widely benefited philanthropy…
Disappointment as House Fails to Make Charitable Provisions Permanent
This afternoon, the United States House of Representatives failed to advance the Supporting America's Charities Act (H.R. 5806), a milestone bill that would have widely benefited philanthropy and charitable organizations across the country. The vote broke down along party lines, with 275 Members…
Washington Snapshot - November 07, 2014
News from the Hill
Republicans Seize Control of Congress
What an exciting midterm election week! Regardless of which candidates you were routing for, Election Night is always eventful.
Republicans emerged as the new Senate majority with 53 seats, as of this morning’s count. Democrats hold 45 seats…
Washington Snapshot - October 17, 2014
We look forward to seeing many of our readers next week at the 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations in Cleveland, Ohio! Below is a small sampling of the many Public Policy and Legal sessions you’ll find on the full conference schedule.
2014 Fall Conference: Policy & Legal Sessions…
Washington Snapshot - October 10, 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!
Even though Congress has adjourned, we must keep up the momentum on the America…
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 - September 12, 2014
Foundations to Senate: Vote on the America Gives More Act
Contact your Senators Today
Congress returned to D.C. this week, which means it’s time for a final push to get your Senators to take action on the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719). After this week, your lawmakers will be in D.C. for merely…
Washington Snapshot - September 5, 2014
Foundations to Senate: Vote on the America Gives More Act
Contact your Senators Today
Congress returned to D.C. this week, which means it’s time for a final push to get your Senators to take action on the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719). After this week, your lawmakers will be in D.C. for merely…
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 - July 17, 2014
Breaking News: House Passes Key Charitable Bill
Bill Would Simplify Excise Tax to 1% & Make IRA Rollover Permanent
We’re excited to report that this morning, the United States House of Representatives passed an important legislative package impacting philanthropy, the “America Gives More Act of…
Washington Snapshot - July 11, 2014
Welcome back! We hope all of our readers had a wonderful 4th of July holiday weekend.
Coming Soon - Council Advocacy Toolkit
As Congress breaks at the end of the month for August recess, we know many of our readers will want to connect with their elected officials as they spend time back in their…
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