UNA Legislative Tracker
UNA is currently monitoring the following bills:
Federal-S. 4209: Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act
- Federal S. 4209: Protecting Nonprofits from Catastrophic Cash Flow Strain Act
Summary: A bipartisan group of U.S. Senators seeks to pass a bill to fix the recent unemployment insurance (UI) guidance set in place by the Department of Labor after passage of the CARES act, that mandated reimbursable employers--that includes some nonprofits--pay their respective states 100% of the cost of their monthly UI bills received during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic before applying to being reimbursed for 50% of the cost of those bills. This legislation would allow nonprofits to only pay 50% of their monthly UI bill, with the federal government covering the other 50%, thus lowering some administrative and budget burdens for nonprofits.
Nonprofit Impact: Nonprofits that have elected to be a reimbursable employer will be relieved of having to cover the total cost of their former employees' monthly UI bills and thus be able to use those 50% savings to hopefully cover the costs of staying open after having let go of some employees since the start of the pandemic.
UNA Action: Working to convince Senators Lee and Romney to support this bill.
Status: Passed; Signed by the President - 8/3/2020
Federal-S. 4032/H.R. 7324: Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act
2. Federal S. 4032/H.R. 7324: Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act
Summary: A group of bipartisan Senators, including Senator Mike Lee (R-UT), seek to pass a bill that would expand the above-the-line charitable tax deduction, that was first passed with the CARES act, to incentivize giving. If passed, the above-the-line charitable tax deduction would increase from the current $300 available to those claiming a standard deduction for their taxes, to 1/3 of the federal standard deduction.
Nonprofit Impact: With an expanded charitable tax deduction for people claiming a standard deduction for tax purposes, there is more incentive for people to give to nonprofits, boosting nonprofit revenue during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
UNA Action: Working with Senator Lee's office to promote passage of the bill.
Status: Presented in the Senate - 06/22/2020 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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