S. 1244 · 105th Congress · enacted
Religious Liberty and Charitable Donation Protection Act of 1998
Became Public Law No: 105-183.
Latest official action 1998-06-19 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Religious Liberty and charitable Donation Protection Act of 1997 - Amends Federal bankruptcy law with respect to avoidance by the trustee in bankruptcy of fraudulent transfers and obligations to cite circumstances under which a transfer of a charitable contribution to a qualified religious or charitable unit shall not be considered to be fraudulent. Prohibits the trustee from avoiding such charitable contributions when acting as lien creditor and successor to certain creditor and purchasers. Redefines "disposable income," for purposes of bankruptcy plan confirmation, to include charitable contributions which do not exceed 15 percent of the debtor's gross income for the year in which the contributions are made. Prohibits the bankruptcy court, when it determines whether to dismiss a case, from taking into consideration whether a debtor makes charitable contributions to any qualified religious or charitable entity.
Congressional Research Service · 1997-10-01
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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.
5 of 5 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.
FASPAC FAREWAY STORES INC PAC$10,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $10,000
Official PAC recordAXON ENTERPRISE INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordDLA PIPER LLP (US) POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (DLA PIPER PAC)$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordEBAY INC-COMMITTEE FOR RESPONSIBLE INTERNET COMMERCE, (EBAY PAC)$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordPUBLIX SUPER MARKETS, INC. ASSOCIATES POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordWORKING FOR OHIO$5,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $5,000
Official PAC recordAMERICAN COUNCIL OF LIFE INSURERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION PAC (ASHA PAC)$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordDEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC)$2,500
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $2,500
Official PAC recordAMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGEONS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$2,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordCUNA MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/TRUSTAGE PAC$2,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $2,000
Official PAC recordAES CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE; THE$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordAGRICULTURAL RETAILERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTE$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordALSTON & BIRD PAC$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordANYWHERE REAL ESTATE INC. PAC (ANYWHERE REAL ESTATE PAC)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordCHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDOW INC. PAC (DOWPAC)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordHY-VEE INC EMPLOYEES' POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordMCGUIREWOODS FEDERAL PAC$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordNOVOCURE INC. PAC (A.K.A. NOVOCURE PAC)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTARGET CORPORATION CITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM (TARGETCITIZENS POLITICAL FORUM)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordTHE AMERICAN OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (AOTPAC)$1,000
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $1,000
Official PAC recordDEBT RELIEF PAC$0
Chuck Grassley · Sponsor · $0
Official PAC recordThe 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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