Congress Extends IRA Rollover for 2014 Wyden: "This tax bill doesn't have the shelf life of a carton of eggs." The Senate voted on Tuesday night to extend the tax extenders—including the IRA charitable rollover—for 1 year, retroactive for 2014. The chamber voted 76-16 to pass H.R. 5771, the House…

House Fails to Make Charitable Extenders Permanent Party-Line Vote and White House Veto Threat Yesterday, we told our readers in a breaking news alert that the House failed to advance the Supporting America’s Charities Act (H.R. 5806), a milestone bill that would have widely benefited…

This afternoon, the United States House of Representatives failed to advance the Supporting America's Charities Act (H.R. 5806), a milestone bill that would have widely benefited philanthropy and charitable organizations across the country. The vote broke down along party lines, with 275 Members…

In this week's Washington Snapshot: House Passes 1-Year Extenders Bill - Senate Yet to Act; Tell Senators: Pass the America Gives More Act Provisions in Final Extenders Deal; White House Events this Week; Happening on the Hill; Attention: Global Grantmakers; Trending in Legal Affairs;…

Washington Snapshot will be on break next week for Thanksgiving, returning on December 5. We wish all of our readers a very happy holiday! Tell Congress: Pass America Gives More Act with Lame Duck Extenders Bill! Congress has only two work weeks remaining in the year, so now is the time to speak…

Tell Congress: Pass America Gives More Act with Lame Duck Extenders Bill! Congress is back in D.C.! However, they only have three work weeks remaining in the year, so now is the time to speak out on the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719). The America Gives More Act is the most significant bill for…

Recap: 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations It was a pleasure to see many of our readers this week at the 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations. Over 1,500 people from across the country – and around the globe – gathered in Cleveland. We hope those of you who joined us had as…

We look forward to seeing many of our readers next week at the 2014 Fall Conference for Community Foundations in Cleveland, Ohio! Below is a small sampling of the many Public Policy and Legal sessions you’ll find on the full conference schedule. 2014 Fall Conference: Policy & Legal Sessions…

Tell Congress: Pass the America Gives More Act While your lawmakers are home in October to ask for votes, make sure you ask them to pass the America Gives More Act provisions into permanent law during the lame duck! A Bloomberg BNA piece this week highlighted the challenging position in which IRA…

Keeping Up the Pressure on the America Gives More Act Spruill to Senate: Take Action on the America Gives More Act On Monday, Vikki Spruill strongly urged the United States Senate to vote on the America Gives More Act. In an op-ed for The Hill, she emphasized the importance of the legislation for…

Foundations to Senate: Vote on the America Gives More Act Contact your Senators Today Congress returned to D.C. this week, which means it’s time for a final push to get your Senators to take action on the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719). After this week, your lawmakers will be in D.C. for merely…

Foundations to Senate: Vote on the America Gives More Act Contact your Senators Today Congress returned to D.C. this week, which means it’s time for a final push to get your Senators to take action on the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719). After this week, your lawmakers will be in D.C. for merely…

With lawmakers out of town for the month, the action—and the policy news— has shifted away from Washington to local communities. As a reminder to our readers, Washington Snapshot will be taking a short summer break the next two weeks, returning on Friday, September 5th. We hope you enjoy the last…

August recess is here and it seems like most of D.C. is on vacation! Yet, despite a slow news week on the policy front, the Council has been very busy and has a lot to share. We have been hard at work leading the charge to get the Senate to vote on the America Gives More Act (H.R. 4719). We have a…

In this week's Washington Snapshot: August Recess Council August Tool Kit Dynamic Scoring Hearing Eric Cantor Resigns New Bills Social Impact Bonds Senate Bill Regulatory Updates And more! Read this issue today!

Just Announced: August Recess Toolkit Have you scheduled time with your Congressional delegation during August recess? If so, we have just the tools and resources you might need . . . In the past few editions of our weekly Washington Snapshot newsletter, we have been previewing an upcoming policy…