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H.R. 2896

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 2896, the Safeguarding Charity Act, was introduced in the House on Apr 10, 2025 by Rep. Greg Steube (R) with 9 co-sponsors. It was referred to Judiciary, and last saw action on Apr 10, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Record

Text

H.R. 2896 has 9 co-sponsors.

hb2896/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 2896 IH: Safeguarding Charity Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-04-10
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 2896  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   April 10, 2025   Mr. Steube  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Safeguarding Charity Act  .
2.
Federal financial assistance not to include certain tax benefits
(a)
In general
 Chapter 1  of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
9.
Federal financial assistance
In the case of any organization described in subsection (c) or (d) of  section 501  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or any organization described in section 401(a) of such Code, for purposes of any Federal law, rule, or regulation, unless explicitly provided otherwise, the term  Federal financial assistance,  or any other term referring to assistance provided by the Federal Government, shall not include any exemption from Federal income tax.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents for  chapter 1  of title 1, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
9. Federal financial assistance.
  .
(c)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section or the amendments made by this section shall be construed to imply that an exemption from Federal income taxes under  section 501(a)  of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 constituted assistance from the Federal Government for periods before the date of the enactment of this Act.

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-04-10
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.

Sponsors

Rep. Greg Steube (R) sponsors H.R. 2896, and 9 members have co-sponsored it.

Committees

H.R. 2896 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Referred To · Apr 10, 2025 · 2,181 Bills

Actions

H.R. 2896 has taken 2 actions since Apr 10, 2025.

ChamberAction
Apr 10, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Apr 10, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.Judiciary Committee

Votes

H.R. 2896 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 2896, as Identical bill.

Titles

H.R. 2896 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Safeguarding Charity Act — Display Title
  • Safeguarding Charity Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

5 clients hired 5 firms and 16 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 2896 in 14 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption, Foreign Relations, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Banking, Defense, Education, Health Issues.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMReligious Liberty, Life, Parental Rights, Free SpeechVirginia17—
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION—Maryland12—
ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS—District of Columbia12—
EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE—Georgia12—
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION—Maryland11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM17—
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION12—
ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS12—
EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE12—
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KATIE DOHERTY117
ANDREW FINCH112
ANITA DIFANIS112
SAMUEL HEWITT112
SIMIT PANDYA112
THOMAS GOODWIN112
CAROLINE BERGNER111
ERIC MASTEN111
INOKA TENNAKOON111
JERRY WHITE111
JOSH KRANTZ111
KEVIN STUTMAN111
NEELA SWANSON111
REBECCA BOWEN111
SARAH WARREN111
WILLIAM KNUDSEN111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
AMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN SPEECH-LANGUAGE-HEARING ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$280K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION2026 second_quarter$270K2nd Quarter - Report
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATIONAMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION2026 first_quarter$230K1st Quarter - Report
EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCEEXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE2026 second_quarter$100K2nd Quarter - Report
EXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCEEXHIBITIONS & CONFERENCES ALLIANCE2026 first_quarter$80K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2026 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2025 second_quarter$40K2nd Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2025 first_quarter$40K1st Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORSASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS2026 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
ASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORSASSOCIATION OF ART MUSEUM DIRECTORS2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2026 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2025 fourth_quarter$20K4th Quarter - Report
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOMALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 2896 under Taxation, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 2896’s is Taxation.

hr2896/policy-areas.txt
TaxationAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com