United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4255 (105th)
REAL Life Community Renewal Act of 1998
Introduced
16 July 1998
Last action
26 August 1998 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Sponsors
Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12], Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3], Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3], Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2], Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48], Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16], Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO], Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3], Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4], Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3]
Subjects
Taxation, Budget
Source updated
21 August 2025
Summary
TABLE OF CONTENTS: Title I: Assistance to States in Providing Charity Tax Credits Title II: Budget Offset Title III: Bankruptcy Protections for Charitable Donations Title IV: Tort Reforms Relating to Charitable Contributions REAL Life Community Renewal Act of 1998 - Title I: Assistance to States in Providing Charity Tax Credits - Authorizes States to use certain Federal grant funds for qualifying State charity tax credits. Directs the Comptroller General of the United States to study the effects of such credit, including the types of recipient organizations and the services they provide to the poor. Title II: Budget Offset - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to reduce the earned income credit for individuals without children. Title III: Bankruptcy Protections for Charitable Donations - Amends Federal bankruptcy law to exclude certain charitable contribution transfers from being deemed fraudulent transfers. Title IV: Tort Reforms Relating to Charitable Contributions - Exempts a business entity, under specified circumstances and with exceptions, from civil liability for injury or death resulting from: (1) the use by a nonprofit organization of donated equipment, facilities, or loan of aircraft or motor vehicles; and (2) business facility tours. Authorizes a State to make such non-liability provisions inapplicable in an action in which all parties are its citizens.
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Timeline
16 July 1998
Introduced
Referred to House Ways and Means
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 1998
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 July 1998
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
26 August 1998
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Commercial and Administrative Law.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 16 July 1998 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Kasich, John R. [R-OH-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. English, Phil [R-PA-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Knollenberg, Joe [R-MI-9] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. McIntosh, David M. [R-IN-2] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Talent, Jim [R-MO] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Wamp, Zach [R-TN-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Watts, J. C., Jr. [R-OK-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Pickering, Charles W. "Chip" [R-MS-3] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/4255
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/hr/4255
- us · 105-hr-4255 · source updated 21 August 2025