# 116-hr-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.

116-hr-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., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6408
- Congress: 116
- 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.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-03-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 55
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## 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.

## Cosponsors (55)

- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouda, Harley [D-CA-48] (D-CA), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Carson, André [D-IN-7] (D-IN), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Suozzi, Thomas R. [D-NY-3] (D-NY), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Malinowski, Tom [D-NJ-7] (D-NJ), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Slotkin, Elissa [D-MI] (D-MI), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-16] (R-IL), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2020-03-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- WM. CLAY (D-MO), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] (D-NY), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Himes, James A. [D-CT-4] (D-CT), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] (D-MN), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Susie [D-NV-3] (D-NV), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rose, Max [D-NY-11] (D-NY), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] (D-CT), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bonamici, Suzanne [D-OR-1] (D-OR), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] (D-MI), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] (D-OR), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] (D-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Casten, Sean [D-IL-6] (D-IL), 2020-04-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Peters, Scott H. [D-CA-50] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2020-04-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8] (D-MD), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26] (D-CA), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] (R-NJ), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aguilar, Pete [D-CA-33] (D-CA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. DelBene, Suzan K. [D-WA-1] (D-WA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-25] (D-FL), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Krishnamoorthi, Raja [D-IL-8] (D-IL), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-21] (D-CA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hayes, Jahana [D-CT-5] (D-CT), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Heck, Denny [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-05-13T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-05-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fletcher, Lizzie [D-TX-7] (D-TX), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Porter, Katie [D-CA-47] (D-CA), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2020-08-25T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6408 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6408)

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