S 1777 United States Senate · 117th Congress

Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

Summary
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).
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
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May 2021
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Introduced May 20, 2021 Last action May 20, 2021
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May 20, 2021
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
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May 20, 2021
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1 primary · 48 co-sponsors

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Mike Braun
RRepublican
IN
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Ben Sasse
RRepublican
NE
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Bill Cassidy
RRepublican
LA
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Bill Hagerty
RRepublican
TN
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Chuck Grassley
RRepublican
IA
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Cindy Hyde-Smith
RRepublican
MS
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Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
WY
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Dan Sullivan
RRepublican
AK
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Deb Fischer
RRepublican
NE
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James E. Risch
RRepublican
ID
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James Lankford
RRepublican
OK
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