H.R. 6408: To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities.

H.R. 6408: To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities.

116th Congress · introduced 2020-03-27 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2020-03-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities.

Plain summary

This bill allows taxpayers to claim a tax deduction for charitable contributions even if they do not otherwise itemize their deductions. The bill also directs the Department of the Treasury to make or guarantee loans to tax-exempt charitable organizations. The aggregate amount of such loans may not exceed $60 billion. Treasury must give priority in making such loans to organizations that are providing direct assistance to the COVID-19 (i.e., the coronavirus disease 2019) response effort.

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Official text

To extend the charitable deduction to all taxpayers regardless of whether a taxpayer itemizes deductions in order to encourage and increase charitable giving, and to provide for loans and loan guarantees to certain public charities.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] · 55 cosponsors

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Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Darin LaHood (R-IL), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Bradley Scott Schneider (D-IL), James A. Himes (D-CT), Angie Craig (D-MN), Susie Lee (D-NV), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Sean Casten (D-IL), John B. Larson (D-CT), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Haley M. Stevens (D-MI), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Scott H. Peters (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Donald Norcross (D-NJ), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-IL), Jim Costa (D-CA), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Debbie Dingell (D-MI), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Suzan K. DelBene (D-WA), Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Lizzie Fletcher (D-TX), Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] reported raising $6.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr6408.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>

Record fed-us-cong116-hr6408 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116