H.R. 3771: Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act

113th Congress · introduced 2013-12-12 · Taxation · Latest: Became Public Law No: 113-92.

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Where it came from: introduced 2013-12-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 113-92. (final step reached)
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Official title

Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on March 24, 2014. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act - Treats cash contributions made after the enactment of this Act and before April 15, 2014, for the relief of victims in areas affected by Typhoon Haiyan as having been made on December 31, 2013, for purposes of the tax deduction for charitable contributions. Deems such a contribution as meeting the recordkeeping requirements of the Internal Revenue Code if the taxpayer produces a telephone bill showing the name of the donee organization and the date and amount of the contribution.

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Official text

Philippines Charitable Giving Assistance Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] · 35 cosponsors

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Mike Thompson (D-CA), Darrell Issa (R-CA), Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Al Green (D-TX), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Adam B. Schiff (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Brad Sherman (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA), Grace Meng (D-NY), Doris O. Matsui (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113hr3771.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/hr>

Record fed-us-cong113-hr3771 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113