H.R. 1902 · 105th Congress · enacted
Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act of 1997
Became Public Law No: 105-26.
Latest official action 1997-07-03 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Charitable Donation Antitrust Immunity Act of 1997 - Amends the Charitable Gift Annuity Antitrust Relief Act of 1995 to make the antitrust laws and similar State laws inapplicable to charitable gift annuities or remainder trusts, except as provided under this Act. Grants immunity from suits to persons subjected to legal proceedings for relief of any kind under Federal or State antitrust laws on account of being involved in the planning, issuance, or payment of such annuities or remainder trusts. Presumes that annuities or trusts treated as charitable gift annuities or remainder trusts in filings with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) or in written documents provided by or on behalf of the donee to the donor are charitable gift annuities or remainder trusts unless the IRS has made a final determination, for fraud or otherwise, that an annuity or trust did not qualify as such. Makes immunity from antitrust laws under this Act inapplicable with respect to enforcement of a State law pertaining to such annuities or trusts created after the State enacts a statute, no later than December 8, 1998, that provides that such immunity is inapplicable. Applies this Act retroactively to conduct occurring before, and administrative and judicial actions pending on, the enactment date. Requires the Attorney General to carry out a study and report to the House and Senate Judiciary Committees on …
Congressional Research Service · 1997-06-17
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Politicians behind the bill
Sponsors and cosponsors from the official source, limited to members currently in office. Campaign amounts are cycle-wide and are not payments for this bill.
Cosponsor
Charles E. Schumer
Senate · NY · Democratic
$139,375PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Zoe Lofgren
House · CA District 18 · Democratic
$423,950PAC receipts · 2025–2026
Cosponsor
Pete Sessions
House · TX District 17 · Republican
$551,944PAC receipts · 2025–2026
12 of 12 source cosponsor records retrieved; only current officials and unwithdrawn sponsorships appear.
PAC donors to the listed sponsors
These are all-cycle contributions to the listed sponsors’ and cosponsors’ campaigns. FEC does not attribute them to this bill. A donation plus sponsorship does not establish why a politician acted.
AMERICAN CRYSTAL SUGAR COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
ERNST & YOUNG POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$20,000
AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$15,000
DELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$13,500
ALLIED PILOTS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE I$12,500
THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
THE HOME DEPOT INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$12,500
UBS AMERICAS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (UBS PAC)$12,500
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ANESTHESIOLOGISTS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ASA PAC)$10,500
AMAZON.COM SERVICES LLC SEPARATE SEGREGATED FUND (AMAZON PAC)$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN PISTACHIO GROWERS PISTACHIO POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBEYOND FINANCE EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordBUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordCISCO SYSTEMS, INC. FEDERAL PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordGOOGLE LLC NETPAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordHUMANA INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLA BAMBA PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordLABORERS' INTERNATIONAL UNION OF NORTH AMERICA (LIUNA) PAC$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordMR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROLLERS ASSOCIATION PAC$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF LETTER CARRIERS OF U.S.A. POLITICAL FUND (LETTER CARRIER POLITICAL FUND)$10,000
NATIONAL CATTLEMEN'S BEEF ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (NCBA-PAC)$10,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordOUTDOOR AMUSEMENT BUSINESS ASSOCIATION INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordL3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. PAC$9,500
MAINSTREAM PAC$9,000
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $9,000
Official PAC recordNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF POSTAL SUPERVISORS PAC$8,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,500
Official PAC recordSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$8,500
Charles E. Schumer · Cosponsor · $2,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $1,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordINDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC)$8,000
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $8,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AAJ PAC)$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordBLUE DIAMOND GROWERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordCONSUMER CREDIT INSURANCE ASSOCIATION DBA CONSUMER CREDIT INDUSTRY ASSOC PAC (CCIA PAC)$7,500
Pete Sessions · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordDON'T MESS WITH TEXAS PAC$7,500
Zoe Lofgren · Cosponsor · $7,500
Official PAC recordINTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF FIREFIGHTERS INTERESTED IN REGISTRATION AND EDUCATION PAC$7,500
KPMG PARTNERS/PRINCIPALS AND EMPLOYEES PAC$7,500
The largest 40 donor totals appear here. Open each politician for their complete, paginated PAC donor list.
What happened after enactment?
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Measured outcome: not established
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