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    Tuesday June 16, 2026

    Bills / Cases / IRS

    No "3% Haircut" for Charitable Gifts

    107th CONGRESS
    1st Session
    H.R. 776
    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
    February 28, 2001

    Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. PAUL, Mr. TANCREDO, Mr. SOUDER,
    Mr. BRADY of Texas, Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, and
    Mr. WATKINS) introduced the following bill; which was
    referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
    A BILL
    To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt the deduction for charitable contributions from the phaseout of itemized deductions.
    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

    SECTION 1. EXEMPTION OF CHARITABLE CONTRIBUTION DEDUCTION FROM PHASEOUT OF ITEMIZED DEDUCTIONS.

    (a) IN GENERAL. -- Subsection (c) of section 68 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to overall limitation on itemized deductions) is amended by striking 'and' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ', and', and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:

    "(4) the deduction under section 170 (relating to charitable, etc., contributions and gifts)."

    (b) EFFECTIVE DATE. -- The amendment made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2001.


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