Free Speech Fairness Act
- Last Action
- 2/1/2017
Actions
- 2017-02-01Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 2017-02-01Introduced in House
- 2017-02-01Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2017-02-01 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Jody Hice (R-GA)
- Tim Murphy (R-PA)
- Mike Johnson (R-LA)
- Jim Banks (R-IN)
- Thomas Massie (R-KY)
- Jeff Duncan (R-SC)
- Robert Pittenger (R-NC)
- Mike Rogers (R-AL)
- Gary Palmer (R-AL)
- James Renacci (R-OH)
- Bradley Byrne (R-AL)
- Matt Gaetz (R-FL)
- Jason Smith (R-MO)
- Blake Farenthold (R-TX)
- Ralph Abraham (R-LA)
- Bill Flores (R-TX)
- ROBERT ADERHOLT (R-AL)
- Rick Allen (R-GA)
- Ted Budd (R-NC)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
Subjects
- Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
- Public participation and lobbying
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Tax-exempt organizations
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