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Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act

USA116th CongressS-735| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2019
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (4)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)

Finance Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act This bill expands the disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations. This bill requires the annual tax return information for tax-exempt organizations and deferred compensation plans to be made available to the public at no charge and in an open structured data format that is processable by computers, with the information easy to find, access, reuse, and download in bulk. The bill also requires the disclosure of the names and addresses of contributors of $5,000 or more to tax-exempt organizations that participate or intervene in political campaigns on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.
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Timeline
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5996: SUN Act
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizations

Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act

USA116th CongressS-735| Senate 
| Updated: 3/11/2019
Sunlight for Unaccountable Non-profits (SUN) Act This bill expands the disclosure requirements for certain tax-exempt organizations. This bill requires the annual tax return information for tax-exempt organizations and deferred compensation plans to be made available to the public at no charge and in an open structured data format that is processable by computers, with the information easy to find, access, reuse, and download in bulk. The bill also requires the disclosure of the names and addresses of contributors of $5,000 or more to tax-exempt organizations that participate or intervene in political campaigns on behalf of, or in opposition to, any candidate for public office.
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Timeline
Mar 11, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Mar 11, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
  • March 11, 2019
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 11, 2019
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Jon Tester

Jon Tester

Democratic Senator

Montana

Cosponsors (4)
Tom Udall (Democratic)Kirsten E. Gillibrand (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Angus S. King (Independent)

Finance Committee

Taxation

Related Bills

  • HR 116-5996: SUN Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Elections, voting, political campaign regulationGovernment information and archivesTax administration and collection, taxpayersTax-exempt organizations