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State and Federal Legislative Issues- Updated 3/5/10

• Advocacy, Lobbying and Electioneering 
  PANO Summary of 2006 Lobbyist Disclosure Bill
  IRRC Approves State’s Lobbying Regulations

• Budget Issues Affecting Nonprofits - Federal

• Budget Issues Affecting Nonprofits- State New!

• The Care Act  

• Charitable Compliance (including Charitable Threshold Act)

• Communication (FTC, Email and Fax) 

• Court Cases

• Economy Stimulus Bill (Bridge Loan Program)

• Electioneering Supreme Court (FEC v WRTL Right to Life)

• Elections: Civic Engagement

• Estate Tax   

• Ethics

• Federal (other topics not listed) 

• Federal Nonprofit Reforms  (including Pension Protection Act and IRA Rollover)

• Games of Chance

• Healthcare issues

• Impact of the Election on Nonprofits (State and Federal)

• IRS  (Highlight is 990 Revisions)

• Nonprofit Congress 

• Pennsylvania Charitable Nonprofit Caucus   

• State (other topics not listed)   

• State Budget Spending Caps (TABOR)

• Taxation Issues:  
      Amusement Taxes Affecting Nonprofits
      Property Taxes, PILOTS, and Other Local Tax issues     Includes Act 55
      State Sales Tax  

• Volunteer Mileage Reimbursement

• Volunteerism  

• Youth on Nonprofit Boards