September 15, 2005
Hurricane Forces Delay on Key Actions in Congress
Because of the need to focus on responding to the disaster caused by Hurricane Katrina, leaders of Congress have postponed action on repeal of the estate tax and probably will have to slow the introduction of proposals aimed at fixing oversight and governance problems in the charitable world.
The Senate had planned to vote last week on permanently repealing the federal estate tax. Many charities and private foundations oppose a repeal, which was approved in April by the House of
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