Tag: Chris Coons

Bipartisan Senate Bill Aims to Punish Beijing for Forced Organ Harvesting

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in the Senate is aiming to hold the Chinese Communist Party accountable for forcibly harvesting organs from prisoners of conscience. S.761, also dubbed the Stop Forced Organ Harvesting Act, would authorize the State Department to deny or revoke passports and visas to anyone involved in forced organ harvesting. It would…


Senators Introduce Bipartisan Charitable Act Boosting Tax Deduction

WASHINGTON—Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) announced on March 1 on Capitol Hill a new bipartisan charitable legislation incentivizing taxpayers to donate more by increasing tax deductions. The bill would provide taxpayers who do not itemize their tax returns with a reduced deduction for charitable contributions on federal income taxes worth up to…


Sens. Lankford and Coons Announce New Charity Bill to Enhance Tax Deduction

U.S. Senators James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), joined by United Way, YMCA, and other nonprofit organizations, introduce the Charitable Act at 1:45 p.m. ET on March 1. It will expand and extend the expired non-itemized deduction for charitable giving to ensure Americans who donate to charities, houses of worship, religious organizations, and other…