In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Senate Vote on National Emergency Declaration Resolution President Trump's 2020 Budget Proposal Released Funding Opportunity: Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) The Push for a Non-Itemizer Deduction Lawmakers Seek to Apply “Open Government”…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot... Senate Vote on National Emergency Declaration Approaching LIFT Charities Act Reintroduced States and Localities Look to Nonprofits and Foundations for Fees, Taxes, and PILOTs Montana Public Campaign Disclosures Law Preserved News from the Hill Senate…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… House Votes on Bill to Block National Emergency Declaration Charitable Giving Report Released Treasury Department Could Run Out of Funds Council Submits Comments on Notice 2018-99, UBIT Fringe Benefits Provision States Learn, Act on Lessons from the Federal…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… President Trump Declared National Emergency Rep. Davis Introduced Universal Charitable Giving Bill Rep. Clyburn Introduced Bill to Repeal Fringe Benefits Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Census Citizenship Question States Consider Preserving, Expanding…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Agreement on Government Funding Legislation to Repeal SALT Cap Introduced Senators Sent Letter to Treasury on Opportunity Zones Gearing Up for Census 2020 Nonprofit and Foundation Property Tax Exemptions Under Review Federal Shutdown’s Impact on Small…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… President Trump Delivered SOTU Bill Reintroduced to Allow Expanded Nonprofit Political Activity Rep. Conaway Reintroduced Bill to Repeal UBIT Provisions States Ready to Spend Money Weighing Wayfair for Nonprofits and Foundations Lawmakers Targeting…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Government Reopened State of the Union Address Rescheduled Senate Vote on Attorney General Nominee Delayed IRS Released Final Version of Form 8996 for Qualified Opportunity Funds States Reimagining Charitable Giving Incentives Endowments and Tax Credits…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… A Month into the Government Shutdown Ways and Means Hearing on the Effects of the Shutdown Cancelled Rep. Chris Smith Introduces Universal Deduction Bill Rep. Tom Marino Resigns from Congress States Reimagining Charitable Giving Incentives News from…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… No End to the Government Shutdown New Members in the House Ways & Means Committee Representative King Removed from Committees Confirmation Hearing for Trump’s Attorney General Nominee Judge Rules Against Citizenship Question on 2020 Census State of the…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Government Shutdown Set to Continue Senate Finance Filled, Retirement Announced IRS to Issue Tax Refunds During Shutdown Michigan Governor Blocks Expansive Donor Secrecy Legislation State Legislatures Look to Expand Targeted Giving Incentives News from…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Brady’s Tax Package Headed for a Vote Congress Likely to Pass Short-Term Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown Gov. Ducey appoints Rep. Martha McSally to Fill Senate Seat Held by McCain Senate Votes to Overturn Treasury Changes to Schedule B Mulvaney Named White…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Treasury Issues Interim Guidance on UBIT for Fringe Benefits House Includes Anti-Johnson Amendment Language in Revised Tax Bill Senate Confirms Treasury Deputy Secretary Cuomo Signs Bill Killing State Nonprofit Transportation Tax News from the Hill…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Spending Debate Postponed as Congress Honors Former President George H. W. Bush Bill Including Repeal of New UBIT Provision Pulled from Consideration Michigan Bill Seeks to Obstruct Nonprofit Oversight News from the Hill Spending Debate Postponed as…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Senators Ask Treasury for UBIT Delay Chairman Brady Releases Lame Duck Tax Package Congress Faces Dec. 7 Deadline to Pass Spending Legislation Sen. Grassley Chooses Finance Gavel Cindy Hyde-Smith Wins Election in Mississippi State Spending Trends Analyzed…

Please be advised: Washington Snapshot will be taking a break next week due to the Thanksgiving holiday. We wish all of our readers a safe and happy Thanksgiving and will return with Snapshot on Nov. 29! In This Week's Edition of Snapshot... House Leadership Elections Taking Place Over Next Few…

In This Week's Edition of Snapshot… Democrats Take the House, Republicans Make Gains in the Senate Tax-Writing Committees Will Look Different in 116th Congress 2018 Midterms Bring A Lot of Firsts More Election News Attorney General Sessions Resigns 2018 Ballot Measures Wrap-Up Don’t Miss…