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HR 624 101th Congress House

Tax Exemption Equity Act of 1989

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny status as a tax-exempt organization, and as a charitable contribution recipient, for organizations which dir… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny status as a tax-exempt organization, and as a charitable contribution recipient, for organizations which directly or indirectly perform or finance abortions.

Introduced: January 24, 1989 See on congress.gov
Taxation AbortionCharitable contributionsEstate taxGift tax
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Income taxTax deductionsTax-exempt organizations
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This bill died when the 101st Congress ended
It never became law before the 101st Congress (1989–1990) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 2, 1989
Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Dornan (CA). Petition No: 101-3.
Jan 24, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 24, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 1989

Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Mr. Dornan (CA). Petition No: 101-3.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tax Exemption Equity Act of 1989 - Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny tax-exempt status to organizations that directly or indirectly perform or finance abortions. Denies the income, estate, and gift tax charitable contribution deductions for donations to them.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Republican 1
COMBEST, LARRY
· Jun 27, 1989
TAUZIN, W.
· Jan 27, 1989
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Jan 24, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 624: Tax Exemption Equity Act of 1989. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-624/
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"H.R. 624: Tax Exemption Equity Act of 1989." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-624/.
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H.R. 624, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-624/.
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