CALMER Act of 2020

Bill: 116-hr-8430
Sponsor: Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12]
Introduced: 2020-09-29 in the House
Policy area: Arts, Culture, Religion
Subjects: Appropriations
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Charitable contributions
Computers and information technology
Digital media
Educational technology and distance education
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Employment taxes
Executive agency funding and structure
Government lending and loan guarantees
Humanities programs funding
Income tax deductions
Infectious and parasitic diseases
Internet and video services
Internet, web applications, social media
Libraries and archives
Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers
National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Tax-exempt organizations
Wages and earnings

Summary:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 

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. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: 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.
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2020-09-29
text: Introduced in House