On March 5, CASE hosted a briefing on the 2018 Voluntary Support of Education survey results for government relations professionals in Washington, DC. Association and institution government relations staff and other advancement professionals heard about the latest trends in charitable giving to colleges and universities and what the new data means for charitable giving legislation on Capitol Hill.

The House of Representatives passed three bills (H.R. 6756, H.R. 6757 and H.R. 6760) collectively known as "Tax Reform 2.0."

Rep. Paulsen (R-MN) recently introduced the Everyday Philanthropy Act (H.R. 6616), a bill that would create "Flexible Giving Accounts."

Reps Smith, R-N.J., and Cuellar, D-Texas, introduced a bill that would allow non-itemizing taxpayers to deduct charitable gifts without a limitation.