S. 317 · 119th Congress

Charitable Act

Introduced on Jan 29, 2025 by James Lankford (R-OK). 23 cosponsors, 11 of them from another party. Latest action (Jan 29, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Jan 29, 2025
Cosponsors
23
11 from the other party
Policy area
Taxation
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and extend the deduction for charitable contributions for individuals not itemizing deductions.

Summary

The Congressional Research Service has not summarized this measure yet.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

James LankfordR-OKSponsor

Democrats · 11

Republicans · 12

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Jan 29, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Jan 29, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. American Heart Association9 reports
    $1.6M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION, INC.$333.7K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  2. AMERICAN LUNG ASSOCIATION7 reports
    $1.1M reported (all issues)
  3. Alzheimer's Association7 reports
    $4.2M reported (all issues)
  4. National Philanthropic Trust7 reports
    $300K reported (all issues)
  5. Americans for the Arts6 reports
    $55.5K reported (all issues)
  6. Boys & Girls Clubs of America6 reports
    $710K reported (all issues)
  7. COUNCIL FOR ADVANCEMENT AND SUPPORT OF EDUCATION6 reports
    $240K reported (all issues)
  8. COUNCIL ON FOUNDATIONS6 reports
    $480K reported (all issues)
  9. Independent Sector6 reports
    $260K reported (all issues)
  10. RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY6 reports
    $600K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: RUTGERS THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW JERSEY$15.3M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  11. THE NONPROFIT ALLIANCE6 reports
    $50K reported (all issues)
  12. YWCA USA6 reports
    $593K reported (all issues)
  13. ASSOCIATION OF FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONALS5 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  14. American Association of Museums4 reports
    $139K reported (all issues)
  15. National Council of Nonprofits (formerly known as the National Council of Nonpro4 reports
    $154.6K reported (all issues)
  16. AMERICAN SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA LEAGUE - DBA LEAGUE OF AMERICAN ORCHESTRAS3 reports
    $60K reported (all issues)
  17. Covenant House3 reports
    $180K reported (all issues)
  18. Global Generosity, Inc.3 reports
    $10K reported (all issues)
  19. NATIONAL ASSN OF INDEPENDENT COLLEGES & UNIVERSITIES3 reports
    $340K reported (all issues)
  20. OPERA America3 reports
    $30K reported (all issues)
  21. American National Red Cross2 reports
    $210K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN NATIONAL RED CROSS, THE$30.4M in contracts, FY2026AI match · 100%
  22. Breakthrough T1D (formerly known as JDRF Intl.)2 reports
    $350K reported (all issues)
  23. Goodwill Industries International, Inc.2 reports
    $110K reported (all issues)
  24. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society2 reports
    $1.2M reported (all issues)
  25. Blood Cancer United (FKA The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society)1 report
    $140K reported (all issues)
  26. National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)1 report
    $44.6K reported (all issues)
  27. Volunteers of America1 report
    $50K reported (all issues)Federal contractor: VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA, INC.AI match · 98%

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.