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Apr 10, 2025
Policy Area:
Taxation
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Apr 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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Apr 10, 2025
Introduced in House
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Introduced in House
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Apr 10, 2025
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Taxation
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Cosponsors (8 of 9)
(R-TX)
Oct 8, 2025
Oct 8, 2025
(R-OH)
Sep 18, 2025
Sep 18, 2025
(R-IN)
Sep 15, 2025
Sep 15, 2025
(R-VA)
Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
(R-KS)
Jun 3, 2025
Jun 3, 2025
(R-IL)
May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025
(R-TX)
May 29, 2025
May 29, 2025
(R-UT)
May 20, 2025
May 20, 2025
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Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Apr 10, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 21, 2025 2:09 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2896 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2896
To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax
exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax
exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2896 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2896
To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax
exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 10, 2025
Mr. Steube introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax
exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Charity Act''.
SEC. 2.
BENEFITS.
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``
(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 1, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``
SEC. 9.
``In the case of any organization described in subsection
(c) or
(d) of
section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any
organization described in
organization described in
section 401
(a) of such Code, for purposes of
any Federal law, rule, or regulation, unless explicitly provided
otherwise, the term `Federal financial assistance,' or any other term
referring to assistance provided by the Federal Government, shall not
include any exemption from Federal income tax.
(a) of such Code, for purposes of
any Federal law, rule, or regulation, unless explicitly provided
otherwise, the term `Federal financial assistance,' or any other term
referring to assistance provided by the Federal Government, shall not
include any exemption from Federal income tax.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 1 of
title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
following new item:
``9. Federal financial assistance.''.
(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section or the
amendments made by this section shall be construed to imply that an
exemption from Federal income taxes under
section 501
(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 constituted assistance from the Federal
Government for periods before the date of the enactment of this Act.
(a) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 constituted assistance from the Federal
Government for periods before the date of the enactment of this Act.
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