The White House supported the Independent Sector’s concept of a nonprofit bridge-loan fund, nonprofit leaders said, but the House Appropriations Committee rejected the idea.
A spokeswoman for the committee did not return a call seeking comment.
Senators Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, and Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, introduced an amendment to the stimulus bill that would have allowed charities to reimburse their volunteers at a higher rate for mileage, and Mr. Grassley proposed requiring states to pay nonprofits what they owed them before receiving any additional money through the bill. Those provisions, however, were dropped.
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The White House supported the Independent Sector’s concept of a nonprofit bridge-loan fund, nonprofit leaders said, but the House Appropriations Committee rejected the idea.
A spokeswoman for the committee did not return a call seeking comment.
Senators Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, and Charles E. Grassley, Republican of Iowa, introduced an amendment to the stimulus bill that would have allowed charities to reimburse their volunteers at a higher rate for mileage, and Mr. Grassley proposed requiring states to pay nonprofits what they owed them before receiving any additional money through the bill. Those provisions, however, were dropped.