# 114-hr-4281: Charitable Giving Privacy Protection Act

114-hr-4281, Charitable Giving Privacy Protection Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] (R-PA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4281
- As of: 2025-11-18
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4281
- Congress: 114
- Title: Charitable Giving Privacy Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2015-12-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Rothfus, Keith J. [R-PA-12] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Charitable Giving Privacy Protection Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) from requiring or accepting the Social Security account numbers of donors of charitable donations from donee organizations when such organizations are providing substantiation of such donations. The IRS may require the use of an identifier other than a Social Security account number.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Higgins, Brian [D-NY-26] (D-NY), 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bridenstine, Jim [R-OK-1] (R-OK), 2016-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roby, Martha [R-AL-2] (R-AL), 2016-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huizenga, Bill [R-MI-4] (R-MI), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cartwright, Matt [D-PA-8] (D-PA), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14] (D-CA), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2016-01-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hill, J. French [R-AR-2] (R-AR), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX), 2016-02-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2016-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] (R-FL), 2016-02-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Doby in recognition of his achievements and contributions to American major league…
- 114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act
- 114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act
- 114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015
- 114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4281 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4281)

## Related
- [114-hr-3929: Office of Strategic Services Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-3929)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-1475: Korean War Veterans Memorial Wall of Remembrance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-1475)
- [114-hr-699: Email Privacy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-699)
- [114-hr-2903: Craft Beverage Modernization and Tax Reform Act of 2015](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2903)
- [114-hr-2726: Apollo 11 50th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-2726)
- [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation)

Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4281 (as of 2025-11-18).