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CARE Act reintroduced in Senate as part of S.6 (February 15, 2004)
One of the chief sponsors of the Charitable Aid, Recovery, and Empowerment (CARE) Act in 2003 has re-introduced the legislation in the Senate. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA) announced that the CARE Act is included in S. 6, one of the Senate Majority Leader’s top 10 priority bills for the 109th Congress. The CARE Act includes provisions that would allow tax-free distributions from IRAs donated to charities during the donor's lifetime and a charitable deduction for non-itemizing taxpayers.

In addition to the CARE Act, S. 6 includes welfare reform and family tax provisions. A Senate staff person said that while the CARE Act is likely to move as a separate, stand-alone bill, its inclusion in the majority’s top 10 bills signals that charitable giving legislation will be a priority in the new Congress. Co-sponsors of the bill include Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), Senate Majority Whip Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-TX).
AGM, the Council on Foundations, and numerous organizations are monitoring this bill and AGM will continue to report updates in this section of our website.