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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Jul 30, 2021
Don't Weaponize the IRS Act
This bill codifies regulations promulgated by the Trump Administration exempting certain tax-exempt organizations from specified reporting requirements. Specifically the bill
increases from $5,000 to $50,000 the gross receipts threshold used to determine the eligibility of tax-exempt organizations for the exemption from certain disclosure and reporting requirements;
expands the definition of organization to include tax-exempt charitable organizations and organizations with no significant activities relating to lobbying, political activity, and the operation of a trade or business;
exempts from disclosure the names and addresses of contributors to an organization in its annual informational return; and
extends exemptions from reporting requirements to political action committees (i.e., 527 organizations).
People & committees
Rep. Kelly, Mike [R-PA-16] · R–PA
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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