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W. Steube (R-FL)

Safeguarding America’s Nonprofits Act

H.R. 10148 · House bill Taxation

A Republican bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See all 2 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill is called the "Safeguarding America's Nonprofits Act." It seeks to change the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The goal is to clarify that specific exemptions from Federal income tax are not considered Federal financial assistance. This applies to organizations described in subsection (c) or (d) of section 501, and organizations described in section 401(a).

Yes

  • Scored +5

    Does this protect the freedom to practise a religion?

    Protects religious non-profits from government regulations associated with federal financial assistance.

The opposite

  • Scored -3

    Does this give the federal government more power?

    Reduces the ability of the federal government to apply regulations linked to financial assistance to tax-exempt entities.