H.R. 5297 · 113th Congress
Strengthening Charities Through Transparency Act of 2014
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Dina Titus
- Introduced
- 2014-07-30
- Latest action
- 2014-09-26 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Summary
Strengthening Charities Through Transparency Act of 2014 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require tax-exempt organizations to file their returns in electronic form and to make such returns available to the public in a machine readable format as soon as practicable.
Requires: (1) states, upon the request of the Attorney General, to make available information on charities or charity management officials who have been convicted of fraud, theft, or a financial offense; and (2) the Attorney General to establish a database that lists each such charity or charity management official.