On Monday, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) joined members of the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits to hear from leaders in New Hampshire's nonprofit sector and share an update on the work he is doing to strengthen New Hampshire's nonprofit and charitable community.
Pappas was joined by leadership from the New Hampshire Center for Nonprofits, as well as representatives from the NH Society for the Protection of Forests, Granite United Way, the University of New Hampshire, Kimball Jenkins and New Futures.
"New Hampshire relies on its vibrant nonprofit community to help our most vulnerable citizens, build strong and safe communities, protect our natural resources, and ensure that New Hampshire remains the best place to live, work, and raise a family," said Congressman Chris Pappas. "Throughout the pandemic, we've seen just how important our nonprofits are to helping us weather this storm. But they also were hit incredibly hard. That is why I introduced legislation to help our nonprofit sector, and I was pleased to be joined by so many leaders this morning to hear from them. I remain committed to advocating for New Hampshire's nonprofit and charitable community in Washington."
"We were pleased that Congressman Pappas could join our Policy and Leadership Workgroup meeting this morning," said Kathleen Reardon, the CEO of the NH Center for Nonprofits. "It was also great to learn about the introduction of new legislation focused on the universal charitable deduction. We welcome support of good policies that support charitable giving."
Pappas introduced H.R.1704, the Universal Giving Pandemic Response and Recovery Act, which would expand and extend universal charitable deductions for individuals not itemizing deductions in 2021 and 2022. This bill would establish, for 2021 and 2022, a temporary universal charitable deduction up to one-third of the standard deduction (around $4,000 for an individual filer and $8,000 for married joint filers in 2021).
He also introduced H.R.6697, the Local Chamber, Tourism, and 501(c)(6) Protection Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure local chambers of commerce and other nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations that assist small businesses are eligible for direct federal assistance. This provision was incorporated into the end-of-year relief bill, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021. As a result, chambers of commerce, trade associations, and similar Section 501(c)(6) organizations became eligible to receive PPP loans.
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