2005 Policy Updates Federal

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Policy Updates
1/24/2006 - Democrats Introduce Lobby Reform Bill, Campaign Finance Rules, IRS Enforcement

12/20/2005 - Urgent: Calls Needed to Senate on Budget Bill That Could Hurt Charitable Contributions

12/15/2005 - Federal Budget, E-filing, Advocacy, Charitable Deductions, Political Intervention and More

12/13/2005 - Year in Review: Nonprofit Issues (OMB Watcher)

12/02/2005 - Fact Sheet on Changes to Itemizer/Nonitemizer Deduction Provisions

11/30/2005 - Tax Bill, Blogs, CFC Ruling Postal Rate, Budget Reconciliation Packages

11/29/2005 - Next Steps on Senate Tax Bill

11/29/2005 - Gag Provision, Anti-terrorism Guidelines, Grassroots Communications Protection

11/23/2005 - New Tax Provision Worries Some Charities

11/17/2005 - Joint Committee on Taxation's Analysis of the Chairman's Modifications to the Tax Relief Act of 2005

11/16/2005 - Nonprofit Reforms and Anti-Terrorism

11/15/2005 - IRS and Church's Anti-war Sermon; Internet Campaign Finance Law

11/15/2005 - Coalition on Human Needs Report: Medicaid, Taxes, Child Support, Food Stamps, Etc.

11/15/2005 - New Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) Rule

11/01/2005 - OMB Watch Report on Charity and the War on Terror

11/01/2005 - Charitable Reform and Giving Legislation For the Long Haul

11/01/2005 - FEC Considers Broadcast Rule Change, Congress Mulls Internet Speech

11/01/2005 - Enthusiasm Waning for Major Charitable Governance Reforms, Ways and Means Aide Says

10/26/2005 - Bill Passes House With Nonprofit Gag Provision Intact

10/20/2005 - Act Now to Oppose the Nonprofit Gag Provision

10/19/2005 - Federal Court Allows Salvation Army to Consider Employees' Faith

10/18/2005 - Rep. Oxley Strikes Deal with House Conservatives; Housing Bill to Include Nonprofit Gag Provision

10/18/2005 - Fed. Budget, Nonprofit Issues, Regulatory Matters and More

10/14/2005 - Responding to Katrina by Cutting Programs for the Needy is an Outrage

10/04/2005 - CARE Act Re-introduced in the Senate and House

10/04/2005 - Social Justice Grantmaking Rises, Shifts Toward Pragmatism

10/04/2005 - Supreme Court, FEC Take on Regulation of Issue Advocacy

10/03/2005 - Congress Approves Stop-Gap Measure to Keep Government Running

10/03/2005 - Head Start Reauthorization Moves in the House

10/03/2005 - Conservatives Continue to Press for Cuts to Low-Income Services and New Tax Breaks for the Wealthy

9/29/2005 - CARE Act Reintroduced

9/29/2005 - Federal General Policy Updates

9/27/2005 - September 2005 Estate Tax, Vehicle Donation, Budget, Advocacy Rules

9/27/2005 - IRS Increases Mileage Rate Through End of Year

9/21/2005 - Final Agreement on Katrina Relief Tax Package

9/19/2005 - Hurricane Katrina, Patriot Act, Lobbying Disclose

9/15/2005 - Hurricane Katrina and Giving Incentives, Charitable Deductions

9/14/2005 - Hurricane Katrina National Policy News

9/13/2005 - Senate Finance Hurricane Tax Relief Package

9/02/2005 - Hurricane Katrina Impact on Housing Industry

7/01/2005 - Human Needs Report: newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations

6/28/2005 - Estate Tax Sign-on: Call to Action

6/28/2005 - 527 Reform Act--What and Why

6/27/2005 - OMB Watcher: Panel on Nonprofit Sector, Lobbyist Scams, Threats to Charities, More

6/21/2005 - Defend public broadcasting before House vote on Thursday

6/08/2005 - The Tax Code and Land Conservation

6/07/2005 - Public Comments Needed for New IRS Interim Guidance on Vehicle Donations

6/07/2005 - National Council of Nonprofit Associations (NCNA) Public Policy Committee Minutes

5/23/2005 - States Propose New Charity Regulations

5/18/2005 - IRA Charitable Rollover: Tax-free withdrawals from IRAs for charitable contributions

5/16/2005 - OMB Watcher's Nonprofit Issues

5/16/2005 - Museum Group Raises Concerns About Proposal on Non-Cash Gifts

5/10/2005 - Panel on the Nonprofit Sector Invites Comments in Preparation for June Report

5/09/2005 - Legislative Update: Finance Committee Presses Forward with Reforms

5/02/2005 - OMB Watch Federal Update

5/02/2005 - Postal Rule Changed to Protect Nonprofit Use of Personal Information

4/29/2005 - The Human Needs Report (April 29, 2005)

4/29/2005 - Congress Passes Budget, But More Work Lies Ahead

4/28/2005 - Congress Approves Budget Resolution

4/26/2005 - HR 1859: New legislation to encourage young professionals to enter public service

4/26/2005 - Sign-on Letter Endorsing a Charitable Deduction for Non-itemizing Taxpayers

4/20/2005 - The Ways and Means Committee held hearings today on charitable oversight

4/19/2005 - OMB Watch Federal Policy Update

4/18/2005 - House Passes Estate Tax Repeal

4/15/2005 - Nonprofit Leaders Meet at White House

4/12/2005 - Federal Budget Action: Call Your Representative and Senators on Tuesday, April 12, 2005

4/05/2005 - Highlights of U.S. Senate Finance Committee Meeting on April 5, 2005

4/04/2005 - Santorum Amendment Encourages Relief for Charitable Giving

4/04/2005 - Doggett Introduces Lobby Disclosure Bills

4/04/2005 - CFC Shifts Position on Terrorist List Checking

4/04/2005 - FEC Seeks Comment on Internet Regulation

4/01/2005 - The Human Needs Report (April 2005)

3/21/2005 - 527 Reform Legislation Heats Up in the Senate

3/21/2005 - Bush Budget Fails to Support Non-itemizer Deduction

3/21/2005 - OMB Rejects Findings on Propaganda Using Federal Funds

3/21/2005 - Court Says AmeriCorps Teachers in Catholic Schools Allowed to Receive Subsidies

3/18/2005 - Senate Rejects Cuts to Medicaid, Boosts Discretionary Spending

3/18/2005 - Study Shows Business Outspends Nonprofits 5-1 on Issue Ads

3/14/2005 - Action Alert: Speak Out Against Dramatic Cuts in Federal Health Care Funding

3/11/2005 - Bipartisan TANF Bill Passes Senate Finance Committee