Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Protecting Charitable Contributions Act of 2015”.
Protecting Charitable Contributions Act of 2015
A BILL
To prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from modifying or amending the standards and regulations governing the substantiation of charitable contributions.
Sec. 2 Prohibition of IRS modification of standards and regulations for substantiation of charitable contributions
In general— The definitions and regulations in effect on January 1, 2015, under section 170(f)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to the substantiation of charitable contributions in excess of $250) shall apply on and after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Prohibition of any modification— The Secretary of the Treasury shall not issue, revise, or finalize any regulation (including the proposed regulations published in the Federal Register on September 17, 2015 (80 Fed. Reg. 55802)), revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the definitions and regulations specified in subsection (a).