# 116-hr-8430: CALMER Act of 2020

116-hr-8430, CALMER Act of 2020, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY); status Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Small Business, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8430
- Congress: 116
- Title: CALMER Act of 2020
- Status: Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and Labor, Small Business, and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Introduced: 2020-09-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 11
- Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Culture, Arts, Libraries, and Museums Emergency Relief Act of 2020 or the CALMER Act of 2020 This bill appropriates additional amounts for (1) the National Endowment For the Arts, (2) the National Endowment for the Humanities, and (3) the Institute of Museum and Library Services. Specifically, the funds shall be used to expand digital network access, to purchase tablets and other internet-enabled devices, to provide technical support services, to assist museums with operational expenses, to develop and share distance learning content, and for pandemic recovery planning and implementation. The bill (1) eliminates the $300 limitation on the tax deduction for the charitable contributions of nonitemizing taxpayers and extends such deduction through 2021, (2) extends the modification of the limitation on the tax deduction for charitable contributions through 2021, (3) exempts tax-exempt charitable organizations from payment of employment taxes in 2020, (4) extends eligibility for the Main Street Lending Program to tax-exempt organizations, and (5) extends eligibility for the Paycheck Protection Program to all tax-exempt charitable organizations.

## Cosponsors (11)

- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] (D-TN), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] (D-MA), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Courtney, Joe [D-CT-2] (D-CT), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Morelle, Joseph D. [D-NY-25] (D-NY), 2020-09-29T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act
- 116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
- 116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act
- 116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act
- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-8430 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8430)

## Related
- [116-hr-8015: Delivering for America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8015)
- [116-hr-7197: RESTAURANTS Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7197)
- [116-hr-7092: Great American Outdoors Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7092)
- [116-hr-2694: Pregnant Workers Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2694)
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-2382: USPS Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2382)
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