--- title: "Washington Snapshot: Census 2030 Proposed Regulations" --- Plus, upcoming legal and global trainings at the Council, the Treasury Secretary's annual testimony, and more! ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­    ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏  ͏ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­ ­   | | | --- | | | | --- | | Public policy news and updates for the philanthropic sector | | --- | | ## September 18, 2026 ### What's Happening This Week... - [Happening at the Council](https://email.cof.org/washington-snapshot-census-2030-proposed-regulations#council) - [What We're Tracking in DC](https://email.cof.org/washington-snapshot-census-2030-proposed-regulations#hill) - [Additional Updates](https://email.cof.org/washington-snapshot-census-2030-proposed-regulations#exec) | | --- | | ### ![](https://email.cof.org/hubfs/Rebrand2022/happening-council-icon.png?noresize)Happening at the Council ## Upcoming Legal and Global Trainings [Legal Matters for Community Foundations](https://cof.org/event/legal-matters-community-foundations-virtual-september-2026?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) **\| September 29, October 1** Led by the Council's legal team, this training will advance your knowledge of the legal mechanics involved in all aspects of community foundations, including administration, governance, donor stewardship, and grantmaking. In addition to learning the new rules and regulations impacting the field, you'll have access to deep dives with attorneys and small group discussions to review trends and challenges in the field and the most common legal complexities facing community foundations. [Register today!](https://cof.org/event/legal-matters-community-foundations-virtual-september-2026?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) [Global Grantmaking Essentials](https://cof.org/event/global-grantmaking-essentials-october-2026?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) **\| October 20, 22, 28** This three-day training, led by Council staff with decades of collective experience with global philanthropy, will provide you with a thorough understanding of the regulatory frameworks governing global grantmaking, offer tools and resources to help navigate these complex systems, and suggest better ways of operating internationally based on trends, data, and research. It's designed for grantmaking, program, or legal staff at U.S.-based foundations who are new to global grantmaking or seeking additional tools. [Register today!](https://cof.org/event/global-grantmaking-essentials-october-2026?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) | | --- | | ### ![](https://email.cof.org/hubfs/Rebrand2022/happening-hill-icon.png?noresize)What We're Tracking in DC ## Census 2030 Proposed Regulations Last week, the **Census Bureau** and the **Department of Commerce** [released proposed regulations](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/09/10/2026-18481/decennial-census-of-the-population-of-americans-proposed-residence-criteria-and-proposed-regulations?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) regarding the decennial census in 2030 and beyond. The changes would: - Exclude noncitizens and non-lawful permanent residents in the apportionment count. This means refugees that have not yet attained permanent status, undocumented immigrants, and long-term but non-permanent residents (e.g. H-1B visa recipients) would not be counted. To identify who would not be eligible under these new rules, Commerce requests input on a question about legal status. - Establish a new definition of “usual residence.” - Prohibit the inclusion of demographic questions related to race, ethnicity, or sexual orientation in the decennial census questionnaire. The Bureau is accepting comments on the proposal through October 13. [Read our summary of the proposed regulation and its potential impact on philanthropy.](https://cof.org/page/proposed-rule-decennial-census-population-americans?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) | | --- | | ### ![](https://email.cof.org/hubfs/Rebrand2022/white-house-icon.png?noresize)Additional Updates - On Tuesday, **Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent** provided his annual testimony to the House Financial Services Committee. [In the hearing](https://financialservices.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=411218&utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1), **Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI)** praised Secretary Bessent’s [July speech](https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0566?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1), as well as Treasury’s commitment to examining foreign funds used by nonprofits to fund political terrorism. Rep. Steil also stated his intent to continue investigations of nonprofits that misuse their tax-exempt status as the Chair of the House Administration Committee. - The **House Ways and Means Committee** favorably voted the [Digital Asset Tax Certainty Act (H.R.10357)](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10357?hl=hr10357&s=1&r=1&utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) out of the committee by a vote of 38-5. Among other provisions, the bipartisan legislation would exempt widely traded digital assets and U.S. dollar stablecoins from the qualified appraisal requirements for noncash charitable contributions. [Read more in the Joint Committee on Taxation’s summary.](https://waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/JCT-Description-of-HR-10357.pdf?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) - **House Natural Resources Committee Chair Bruce Westerman (R-AR)** [sent letters](https://naturalresources.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=419038&utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) to 19 environmental nonprofits announcing the committee’s investigation of the organizations. The letters accuse the nonprofits of profiting from their tax-exempt status when bringing litigation in federal courts. - Republicans on the **House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform** [sent a letter to Bloomberg Philanthropies](https://oversight.house.gov/release/comer-burlison-launch-investigation-into-bloomberg-philanthropies-funding-of-anti-american-energy-lawfare/?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) detailing concerns with the organization’s support of environmental organizations. - Reminder: on September 3, **Treasury and the IRS** released proposed regulations related to racial nondiscrimination requirements for private schools. [Read our detailed summary of the proposed regulations and implications for philanthropy.](https://cof.org/content/racial-nondiscrimination-private-schools?utm_campaign=Washington%20Snapshot&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9j5YljD6w4e6_DL_NP85R_U1mqG0KrXZbJzEQl5mp5sj4NrUTQsmgWfFxlHISSY_HSnDW1) **Comments are due November 3.** | | --- | | ### ![](https://email.cof.org/hubfs/Rebrand2022/events-icon-59x50.png?noresize)Upcoming Events | | | --- | --- | | Legal Matters for Community Foundations September 29, October 1 1 - 4:30 p.m. ET | Public Policy Action Network October 5 2 - 2:45 p.m. ET | | | | --- | | #### Keep in Touch! 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