# 119-hr-9173: Charitable Deductions for Digital Asset Donations Act

119-hr-9173, Charitable Deductions for Digital Asset Donations Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-25).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-9173
- Congress: 119
- Title: Charitable Deductions for Digital Asset Donations Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-06-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] (R-PA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-25

## Summary

**Makes it easier to claim charitable deductions for widely traded digital assets by removing the usual appraisal requirement.** It would also add a detailed legal framework for which digital assets count as "widely traded" or otherwise qualify. - Donors: Individuals who give widely traded digital assets would not need a formal appraisal to claim a charitable deduction. The appraisal exception would apply for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2026. - Tax administrators: The Secretary could set protections to prevent abuse and could adjust the qualifying rules if market conditions or federal digital-asset law change. - Market definitions and rules: The bill would add new definitions for digital asset, traded and widely traded digital asset, tokenized and wrapped assets, reference assets, and stablecoins. A widely traded test would require market quotations, a market capitalization threshold of $500 million, and ownership limits of no more than 10 percent by the donor or related persons, with an inflation adjustment after 2027.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier tax deductions for crypto donations: mixed, high. This bill would let you claim a charitable tax deduction for donations of certain "widely traded digital assets" without a written appraisal. The appraisal exception would apply for tax years beginning after December 31, 2026. To qualify, the asset would need readily available quotations for the pr…

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- 119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025
- 119-hr-10370: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-9173 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/9173)

## Related
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- [119-hr-4393: DIGNIDAD (Dignity) Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4393)
- [119-hr-137: TCJA Permanency Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-137)
- [119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2725)
- [119-hr-3132: CHOICE for Veterans Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3132)
- [119-hr-10370: Ailani Myers Accelerating Innovation in Medicine to Cure Kids with Cancer Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10370)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9173 (as of 2026-09-25).