1999-2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

• House Ways and Means Subcommittee Hearing on 501(c)(3) organizations....7/11/07
  
  
• IS President Testifies at Senate Hearing on Smithsonian Governance....6/26/07
  
  
• IS Applauds Senate Finance and IRS for Efforts to Eliminate Sham Transactions.....6/21/07
  
  
• IRS Releases Revenue Ruling and Report on Political Activity by 501(c)(3) organizations....6/4/07
  
  
• Independent Sector Submits Testimony for Increased IRS Funding...5/23/07
  
  
• Independent Sector files Amicus Brief arguing for protection of nonprofits' First Amendment rights...12/22/06
  
  
• Rules Finalized for Combined Federal Campaign...11/30/06
  
  
• Independent Sector and Council on Foundations send memo to the IRS regarding provisions in the Pension Protection Act...10/20/06
  
  
• Senate Finance Committee Releases Minority Staff Report on Jack Abramoff’s Use of Tax-Exempt Organizations...10/17/06
  
  
• Charitable Provisions in S. 1321, the Telephone Excise Tax Repeal and Taxpayer Protection and Assistance Act of 2006...9/26/06
  

• Senator Grassley Calls For Discussion Paper on Nonprofit Hospitals...9/15/06
  
  
• Pre-election advocacy...9/12/06
  
  
• FEC rejects grassroots lobbying proposal...8/30/06
  
  
• CARE Act of 2005 (S 1780)...8/23/06
  
  
• Charitable Giving Act of 2005 (HR 3908)...8/23/06
  
  
• Charitable incentives and safeguards signed into law...8/17/06
  
  
• IS submits comments on proposed rules for Combined Federal Campaign...8/14/06
  
  
• Estate tax measure defeated in Senate...8/4/06
  
  
• Charitable Donations of Older Americans Threatened by Spending Reconciliation Bill...8/1/06
  
  
• Policy Update: July 18, 2006
  
  
• Diana Aviv testified (PDF) before a Subcommittee of the House Committee on Small Business on The Charitable Giving Act of 2005 (H.R. 3908)...5/25/06
  
  
• Policy Update: June 22, 2006
  
  
• Policy Update: May 19, 2006
  
  
• Lobby Reform Proposals Pending in Congress...5/18/06
  
  
• IS submits testimony on IRS Enforcement Appropriations...5/4/06
  
  
• Policy Update: May 19, 2006
  
  
• Policy Update: April 26, 2006
  
  
• IS Signs Letter on FY07 Budget Resolution...4/4/06
  
  
• Policy Update: March 24, 2006
  
  
• IRS Releases Report and Guidance on Political Activity...3/1/06
  
  
• Policy Update: February 23, 2006
  
  
• Comments Filed on Revised Anti-Terrorism Guidelines...2/2/06
  
  
• Charitable Donations of Older Americans Threatened by Spending Reconciliation Bill...2/2/06
  
  
• Policy Update: January 24, 2006
  
  
• Comments Filed on Governance Standards for JWOD programs...1/31/06
  
  
• Supreme Court Sends Nonprofit Advocacy Case Back to Lower Court...1/24/06
  

2005

• Policy Update: December 22, 2005
  
  
• FEC Drops 501(c)(3) Exemption for Issue Ads...12/21/05
  
  
• IRS Clarifies Vehicle Donation Rules...12/21/05
  
  
• Policy Update: November 29, 2005
  
  
• CFC Approves Anti-Terrorism Certification Rule...11/17/05
  
  
• Policy Update: November 7, 2005
  
  
• President's Tax Panel Recommends Changes in Charitable Deductions...11/07/05
  
  
• Policy Update: October 21, 2005
  
  
• Nonprofit Advocacy Rights Threatened by Housing Bill...10/21/05
  
  
• IS Sends Letter to Congress in Support of Medicaid Relief for Hurricane Survivors...10/06/05
  
  
• Policy Update: October 5, 2005
  
  
• CARE Act and Charitable Giving Act introduced in Senate and House...9/29/05
  
  
• Policy Update: September 16, 2005
  
  
• Policy Update: September 7, 2005
  
  
• Policy Update: August 19, 2005
  
  
• Policy Update: August 5, 2005
  
  
• Policy Update: July 29, 2005
  
  
• Policy Update: July 22, 2005
  
  
• Policy Update: July 15, 2005
  
  
• President Signs "Junk Fax Prevention Act"...7/11/05
  
  
• Policy Update: July 8, 2005
  
  
• JWOD Proposed Governance Standards Withdrawn...7/7/05
  
  
• Amicus Brief Filed in Legal Services Case...7/6/05
  
  
• House Ways and Means Subcommitteee Holds Hearing on Façade Easements....6/24/05
  
  
• Policy Update: June 17, 2005
  
  
• Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Land Donations....6/8/05
  
  
• IRS Releases Guidance on Vehicle Donations...6/3/05
  
  
• Policy Update: May 31, 2005
  
  
• IS Files Comments on CFC Anti-Terrorism Certification...5/31/05
  
  
• Policy Update: May 13, 2005
  
  
• USPS Clarifies Final Rule on Personal Information in Standard Mail...5/02/05
  
  
• Policy Update: April 22, 2005
  
  
• House Ways and Means Committee Holds Hearing on the Tax-Exempt Sector....4/21/05
  
  
• Policy Update: April 8, 2005
  
  
• Senate Finance Committee Holds Hearing on Nonprofit Sector...4/06/05
   
  
• Policy Update: March 17, 2005
  
  
• IS Urges Federal Budget Fairness...3/15/05
  
  
• Tax Time Tips...3/3/05
  
  
• Policy Update: February 22, 2005
  
  
• Policy Update: January 14, 2005
  
  
• Tsunami Relief Donation Bill Signed by President...1/7/05

2004

• Charitable Giving Act of 2005 (HR 3908)...12/29/04
  
  
• Policy Update: December 10, 2004
   
• CARE Act of 2003 (S. 476)...12/9/04
  
  
• Policy Update: November 19, 2004
   
• Policy Update:  November 5, 2004
   
• Policy Update: October 22, 2004
  
  
• Vehicle Donation Reform signed into law...10/22/04
  
  
• Principles of International Charity Released...10/20/04
  
  
• Policy Update: October 11, 2004
   
• Policy Update: September 24, 2004
   
• Policy Update: September 10, 2004
   
• Policy Update: August 20, 2004
   
• Policy Update: July 30, 2004
   
• Policy Update: July 23, 2004
   
• Policy Update: July 16, 2004
   
• Policy Update: July 9, 2004
   
• Policy Update: July 2, 2004
   
• Policy Update: June 25, 2004
   
• Policy Update: June 18, 2004
   
• Senate Finance Committee Hearing on Nonprofits...6/16/04
   
• Policy Update: June 11, 2004
   
• Policy Update: May 21, 2004
   
• IRS Issues Letter on Charities and Political Activity...6/10/04
   
• FEC Delays Action on Nonprofit Political Committees...5/13/04
   
• IS Files Comments on FTC Anti-Spam Law...4/21/04
   
• AmeriCorps to get new rules...4/6/04
   
• Letter to members of the House on HR 235, the Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act... 2/2/04
  
  
• S. 1514, the Philanthropy Expansion and Responsibility Act of 2003...8/8/03
  
  
• CARE Act of 2002...12/20/02
  
  
• Independent Sector statement opposing eliminating current restrictions on nonprofit engagement in partisan political activity …9/18/02
  
  
• Public Policy Updates from 1999 - 2003