HR 2519 · 104th Congress · Finance and Financial Sector

Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995

Introduced 1995-10-24· Sponsored by Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8]· House

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Latest: Became Public Law No: 104-62.(1995-12-08)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 1995-11-28
Roll #822
Yea 421Nay 0
Democrats
191 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
229 Yea·0 Nay
PassedHouse · 1995-11-28
Roll #822
Yea 421Nay 0
Democrats
191 Yea·0 Nay
Republicans
229 Yea·0 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995 - Exempts from the jurisdiction of the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 any security issued by or any interest or participation in any pooled income fund, collective trust fund, collective investment fund, or similar fund maintained by a charitable organization exclusively for the collective investment and reinvestment of certain assets. Includes among such assets those of: (1) a charitable remainder trust or of any other trust the remainder interests of which are irrevocably dedicated to any charitable organization; or (2) a trust the remainder interests of which are revocably dedicated to a charitable organization, subject to specified conditions. Deems such a charitable income fund, in specified circumstances, not to be an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. Amends the Investment Company Act of 1940 to set forth disclosure requirements for exempt charitable organizations. Amends the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to require solicitors of funds for such exempt charitable organizations to be volunteers or to be engage…

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Cosponsors (20)

9 Democrats11 Republicans