News from the Hill Ways & Means Republicans to Discuss Tax Reform Details Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee Kevin Brady (R-TX) announced that he will hold a two-day meeting next week (likely December 14 – 15) with committee Republicans to discuss some specific “decision points on tax…

News from the Hill Here Comes Tax Reform! With the stars, and both house of Congress, now aligned, comprehensive tax reform is on the horizon. Last week Ways and Means Chairman, Kevin Brady (R-TX), penned an op-ed about how he hopes to give a boost to the economy by reforming the tax code, with…

In this week's Washington Snapshot: Updates from the Council Congressional Leadership Falling into Place State and Local Election Results Pennsylvania Legislator Seeks to Legislate Discredited "Overhead Ratio" Read the full Snapshot Now

The Election Results are in... So What Does all of This Mean for Philanthropy? Early on Wednesday morning, President-elect Donald Trump was confirmed in winning the election to become the 45th President of the United States. But the Presidential race was not the only landmark in American politics…

Philanthropy News and Op-Eds The Council Speaks Out on the Value of DAFs On Thursday, October 27, the Chronicle of Philanthropy released this year’s Philanthropy 400. Of particular note is the fact that Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund moved into the number one spot on the list. Accompanying the list…

News from the Hill Update on Republican Blueprint for Tax Reform In June 2016, House Republicans unveiled a blueprint for tax reform. This week, they released a new video to promote and explain the plan. Barbara Angus, chief tax counsel for the majority on the House Ways and Means Committee,…

News from the Hill Dynamic Scoring Released for Clinton, Trump Tax Plans This week, the Tax Policy Center released updated analyses of the Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump plans—factoring in new dynamic scoring calculations that account for the macroeconomic effects of both plans. According to the…

Executive & Regulatory News President Obama Highlights First Department of Education Pay-for-Success Projects Speaking at a national town hall on improving outcomes for at-risk youth, President Obama highlighted the announcement of two new pay-for-success awards from the Department of Education…

News from the Hill Bill to Delay Overtime Regulations Passes the House Last week, we reported that the Regulatory Relief for Small Businesses, Schools, and Nonprofits Act (HR. 6094) was introduced to delay the Department of Labor (DOL) overtime rules from taking effect until June 1, 2017. Late…

In this week's Washington Snapshot: Congress Passes Bill to Fund Government Through Early December; Bill Introduced in House to Delay Implementation of the DOL Overtime Rules; Policy Preview: Opportunities in Child Welfare; Self-Dealing & Family Foundations: What If the Brady Bunch had a…

News from the Hill Voter Perceptions of the Charitable Sector This week, the Council joined partners Independent Sector and the Alliance for Charitable Reform/Philanthropy Roundtable for a breakfast in cooperation with the House Philanthropy Caucus. We were excited that Congresswoman Debbie…

News from the Hill Ways & Means Subcommittee Holds Hearing on University Endowments As our readers will recall, we reported last week that the Ways and Means Oversight Subcommittee was set to hold a hearing to scrutinize college and university endowments this week. The hearing, featuring…

News from the Hill Congressional Leaders Champion Social Investment Representatives Tom MacArthur (R-NJ) and John Delaney (D-MD) are working to educate their colleagues on the value of social investing and the role of philanthropy in leveraging private capital to create social good. The pair have…

Executive & Regulatory News IRS Releases 2016-17 Priority Guidance Plan Last week, the Department of Treasury released its priority guidance plan for 2016–2017. The priority guidance plan identifies and prioritizes tax issues that the agency aims to address through regulations or revenue…

Washington Snapshot will be taking a break next week during the August Congressional recess. We will return on Friday, August 26th. News from the Hill Your Lawmakers are in Their Home States & Districts! With Congress in recess, it has been a pretty slow news week on Capitol Hill. Instead of…

Just Announced: Speakers for Upcoming Webinar Join Philanthropy Caucus member, Congressman Steve Cohen (D-TN), Adena Hill of the Southeastern Council on Foundations, and Council staff at 2pm ET on August 9th to discuss the importance of building relationships with your lawmakers. We’ll also learn…