News from the Hill This Week in Tax Reform The discussion around tax reform is still alive and well, as demonstrated by hearings this week in both the House and the Senate. On Tuesday, Chairman Orrin Hatch (R-UT) of the Senate Finance Committee held a second hearing on corporate tax integration:…

Executive & Regulatory News Department of Labor Publishes New Rule on Overtime Regulations On Wednesday, President Obama and Secretary Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s final rule updating the overtime regulations. The Council has been closely tracking this issue…

On May 18, 2016, President Obama and Secretary Perez announced the publication of the Department of Labor’s final rule updating the overtime regulations. The Council has been following this issue closely and is here to help you understand how the changes could impact you and your organization.…

News from the Hill Corporate Tax Integration and Philanthropy: What Does it Mean? There has been a lot of buzz recently around the topic of corporate integration—prompted primarily by Senate Finance Committee Chairman Orrin Hatch’s (R-UT) intent to release a corporate integration proposal by the…

Since Congress is out of session this week, today’s edition of Washington Snapshot will be slightly abbreviated. Congress will return next week! News from the Hill Ways and Means Making Progress on Tax Reform Plan Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady (R-TX) recently indicated that a tax reform…

News from the Hill Chairman Hatch Continues Discussions on Corporate Integration As our readers know, Senate Finance Committee Chairman, Orrin Hatch (R-UT) has been talking for some time about releasing a proposal for corporate integration tax reform. Though the specifics of Hatch’s forthcoming…

Executive & Regulatory News New PRI Regulations Released by Treasury As our readers well know, last summer the Treasury Department announced their intention to finalize new regulations for program-related investments (PRIs). This week, it published nine new examples of permissible PRIs.…

Last summer, the Treasury Department announced their intention to finalize new regulations for program-related investments (PRIs). This week, it published nine new examples of permissible PRIs. Treasury responded to continued requests of the philanthropic community, which recognized that the…

News from the Hill IRA Charitable Rollover Bill Introduced in House Congressman George Holding (R-NC) introduced the Grow Philanthropy Act (H.R.4709) this week. This bill proposes an expansion of the IRA charitable rollover provision to allow for distributions to donor advised funds (DAFs). In…

News from the Hill Charity Bill Introduced in Senate The Council is pleased to announce that this week, Senators John Thune (R-SD) and Ron Wyden (D-OR) introduced the Charities Helping Americans Regularly Throughout the Year Act (S.2750). This bill would: Express the sense of the Senate that…

News from the Hill House Tax Policy Subcommittee to Hold Next Tax Reform Hearing Chairman of the House Ways and Means Tax Policy Subcommittee Charles Boustany (R-LA) announced this week that the series of hearings on tax reform will continue, with the next hearing scheduled for Wednesday, April…

News from the Hill House Tax Policy Subcommittee Holds Hearing on Tax Reform Proposals As we reported last week, the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy held a hearing on Tuesday about potential tax reform approaches. The Subcommittee heard testimony from Representatives Devin Nunes (R-…

News from the Hill Hearing on Tax Reform Proposals Set for Next Week Chairman of the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Tax Policy, Charles Boustany (R-LA) announced the first in what will be a series of hearings on potential approaches and proposals for tax reform. The hearing is scheduled for…

News from the Hill Chairman of House Veterans' Affairs Committee to Retire from Congress Representative Jeff Miller (R-FL-1) announced this week that he will not seek re-election at the expiration of his current term in office. First elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2001, Miller…

News from the Hill Congress Grows More Skeptical of Universities This Wednesday, the Ways and Means Oversight Committee held a hearing entitled: Protecting the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses. Though the motivation for this hearing perhaps stemmed from previously expressed skepticism…

News from the Hill This Week in Tax Reform... Yesterday, the Brookings Institute held an event entitled Tax Policy in 2016: What’s New and What’s Next. Council Vice President for Public Policy Hadar Susskind attended this event, where keynote addresses were given by Ways and Means Chairman Kevin…