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Key Votes
HR 7 - Charitable Contributions bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Jack Kingston voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Stages
Family
Issues
Stage Details
Legislation - Bill Sent To Committee (Senate) - Dec. 9, 2003
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (408-13) - Sept. 17, 2003(Key vote)
Title: Charitable Contributions bill
Vote Result
Yea Votes
Nay Votes
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that would amend current Internal Revenue Codes (IRS) to allow non-itemized tax deductions for charitable contributions by both individuals and businesses to promote philanthropy.
Highlights:
- Allows for individuals to claim deductions exceeding $250 up to $500 for previous year's charitable donations until December 31, 2005.
- Increases cap, for corporate charitable deductions, from 10 to 20 percent by 2012.
- Cuts the excise tax on the net investment income of private foundations from 2 to 1 percent.
Sponsors
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
Co-sponsors
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roscoe G. Bartlett (MD - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA - D)
- Marsha Blackburn (TN - R)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry E. Brown Jr. (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Virginia 'Ginny' Brown-Waite (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Max Burns (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eric I. Cantor (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward E. 'Ed' Case (HI - D) (Out Of Office)
- Chris Chocola (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Philip M. Crane (IL - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ander Crenshaw (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Danny K. Davis (IL - D)
- Thomas Dale 'Tom' DeLay (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Calvin M. 'Cal' Dooley (CA - ) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rahm Emanuel (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Philip 'Phil' English (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Tom Feeney (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Foley (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Harold Ford Jr. (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Vito J. Fossella Jr. (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Trent Franks (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Scott Garrett (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel B. 'Sam' Graves (MO - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Katherine Harris (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Dennis 'Denny' Hastert (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Darlene Hooley (OR - D) (Out Of Office)
- John Nathan Hostettler (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Kenny C. Hulshof (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Henry J. Hyde (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John H. 'Johnny' Isakson (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Bill' Janklow (SD - ) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Keller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Kingston (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James A. 'Jim' Leach (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thaddeus G. 'Thad' McCotter (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. McHugh (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gregory W. Meeks (NY - D)
- Alan Bowlby Mollohan (WV - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry W. Moran (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Marilyn N. Musgrave (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC - D)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clement Leroy 'Butch' Otter (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Pence (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John E. Peterson (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Deborah D. Pryce (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- James M. 'Jim' Ramstad (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph S. Regula (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Rick' Renzi (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas M. Reynolds (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward L. 'Ed' Schrock (VA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Robert Ruhl 'Rob' Simmons (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- Frederick Stephen 'Fred' Upton (MI - R)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Albert R. Wynn (MD - D) (Out Of Office)
