# 116-hr-6424: 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-6424, 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-6424
- 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: 2020-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Moulton, Seth [D-MA-6] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- 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 (1)

- Rep. Schneider, Bradley Scott [D-IL-10] (D-IL), 2020-03-31T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-6424 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6424)

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- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-7327: Child Care for Economic Recovery Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7327)
- [116-hr-7308: RISE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7308)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6424 (as of 2025-11-18).