Congresswoman Plans to Introduce Bill to Improve Federal Policy Toward Charities

Betty McCollum, a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota, plans to introduce legislation on Wednesday to get the federal government to pay more attention to the economic impact of the nonprofit world.

The Nonprofit Sector and Community Solutions Act would create two new bodies to make recommendations about federal policy affecting charities and require federal agencies to step up their collection of data about such organizations.

She plans to unveil the bill at a Capitol Hill press conference on Wednesday surrounded by nonprofit leaders, including representatives of the National Council of Nonprofits, which is holding its annual membership meeting this week.