# 116-hr-7324: Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act

116-hr-7324, Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7324
- Congress: 116
- Title: Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2020-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Walker, Mark [R-NC-6] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 13
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Universal Giving Pandemic Response Act This bill allows taxpayers who do not otherwise itemize their tax deductions to deduct from their gross income charitable contributions made in 2019 and 2020. The amount of such deduction may not exceed one-third of the taxpayer's standard deduction in any year.

## Cosponsors (13)

- Rep. Pappas, Chris [D-NH-1] (D-NH), 2020-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Williams, Roger [R-TX-25] (R-TX), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trone, David J. [D-MD-6] (D-MD), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-07-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Sanford D. [D-GA-2] (D-GA), 2020-07-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2020-08-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harder, Josh [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2020-08-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cisneros, Gilbert Ray [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-09-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Luria, Elaine G. [D-VA-2] (D-VA), 2020-09-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Beatty, Joyce [D-OH-3] (D-OH), 2020-09-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-31] (D-CA), 2020-11-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act
- 116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7324 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7324)

## Related
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- [116-hr-943: Never Again Education Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-943)
- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-7642: Coronavirus Economic Relief for Transportation Services Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7642)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7324 (as of 2025-11-18).