H.R. 69

Summary

H.R. 69, the Freedom to Petition the Government Act, was introduced in the House on Jan 3, 2025 by Rep. Andy Biggs (R) with 2 co-sponsors. It was referred to Oversight And Government Reform, and last saw action on Jan 3, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

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Text

H.R. 69 has 2 co-sponsors.

119 HR 69 IH: Freedom to Petition the Government Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-01-03
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 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 69  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   January 3, 2025   Mr. Biggs of Arizona  (for himself,  Mr. Ogles , and  Mr. Crane ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Oversight and Government Reform    A BILL
To amend title 29, District of Columbia Official Code, to treat meetings held by nonprofit organizations with officials of the Federal Government which are held in the District of Columbia at locations owned or leased by the Federal Government as activities not constituting doing business in the District of Columbia for purposes of determining whether such organizations are required to register with the District of Columbia.
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Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Freedom to Petition the Government Act  .
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Treatment of meetings between nonprofit organizations and Federal officials as activities not constituting doing business in District of Columbia
Section 29–105.05(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended—
(1)
by striking  and  at the end of paragraph (9);
(2)
by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and inserting  ; and ; and
(3)
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(11)
In the case of an entity that is described in  section 501(c)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code, holding a meeting with a Member of Congress or another officer, employee, or representative of the Federal Government at a location owned or leased by the Federal Government.
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Sponsors

Rep. Andy Biggs (R) sponsors H.R. 69, and 2 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Andy Biggs

Rep. · R–AZ-5 · Sponsor

Introduced Jan 3, 2025

Elijah Crane

Rep. · R–AZ-2 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

Andrew Ogles

Rep. · R–TN-5 · Co-sponsor

Joined Jan 3, 2025 · Original

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Committees

H.R. 69 went before 1 committee: Oversight and Government Reform.

Oversight and Government Reform

Oversight and Government Reform

Referred To · Jan 3, 2025 · 696 Bills

Actions

H.R. 69 has taken 2 actions since Jan 3, 2025.

Votes

H.R. 69 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 69 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

• Freedom to Petition the Government Act — Display Title
• Freedom to Petition the Government Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
• To amend title 29, District of Columbia Official Code, to treat meetings held by nonprofit organizations with officials of the Federal Government which are held in the District of Columbia at locations owned or leased by the Federal Government as activities not constituting doing business in the District of Columbia for purposes of determining whether such organizations are required to register with the District of Columbia. — Official Title as Introduced

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 69 under Government Operations and Politics, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 69’s is Government Operations and Politics.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 69 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from District of Columbia to Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations.

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