S.4539

Protecting Charitable Giving Act

Introduced·5/14/26

Federal SB4539 increases penalties for unauthorized disclosure of contributors' information to certain tax-exempt organizations.

Federal SB4539, the Protecting Charitable Giving Act, amends the Internal Revenue Code to increase penalties for unauthorized disclosure of contributors' information to certain tax-exempt organizations. The bill raises the penalty for such disclosures from a maximum of $5,000 to a range of $10,000 to $250,000. It also modifies the venue for prosecuting these offenses to include the judicial district where the victim resides or the organization's principal place of business.

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History

May 14

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.