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A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose.

USA115th CongressS-264| Senate 
| Updated: 2/1/2017
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (5)
Rand Paul (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Free Speech Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) or be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, solely because of the content of any statement that: (1) is made in the ordinary course of the organization's regular and customary activities in carrying out its exempt purpose, and (2) results in the organization incurring not more than de minimis incremental expenses.
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Timeline
Feb 1, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-781
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 1, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-781
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 1, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-781: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose.
  • HR 115-1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
  • HR 115-88: Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationPublic participation and lobbyingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizations

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose.

USA115th CongressS-264| Senate 
| Updated: 2/1/2017
Free Speech Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) or be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, solely because of the content of any statement that: (1) is made in the ordinary course of the organization's regular and customary activities in carrying out its exempt purpose, and (2) results in the organization incurring not more than de minimis incremental expenses.
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Timeline
Feb 1, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-781
Introduced in House
Feb 1, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Feb 1, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • February 1, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-781
    Introduced in House


  • February 1, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • February 1, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
James Lankford

James Lankford

Republican Senator

Oklahoma

Cosponsors (5)
Rand Paul (Republican)Roy Blunt (Republican)Luther Strange (Republican)Ted Cruz (Republican)Marco Rubio (Republican)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 115-781: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose.
  • HR 115-1: An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018.
  • HR 115-88: Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationPublic participation and lobbyingSocial work, volunteer service, charitable organizationsTax-exempt organizations