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HR 2910 104th Congress House Taxation Campaign funds Churches Government Operations and Politics Income tax Lobbying Religion Religion and politics Tax-exempt organizations

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches.

Introduced: January 31, 1996 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 1, 1996
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E123-124)
Jan 31, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Jan 31, 1996
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax-exempt status of churches (and certain auxiliaries or associations of churches and members of an affiliated group whose membership includes such an organization) to state that: (1) in the case of a church organization whose activities consist substantially of attempting to influence legislation, such status shall be denied only if the organization normally makes lobbying expenditures for each taxable year in an amount in excess of 20 percent of its gross revenues for the year; and (2) in the case of a church organization that participates or intervenes in any political campaign on behalf of or in opposition to a candidate for public office, such status shall be denied only if the organization normally makes such expenditures for each taxable year in excess of five percent of its gross revenues. (Under current law, church organizations are considered "disqualified" and excluded from operation of provisions governing expenditures by public charities to influence legislation.) Combines these limits for an aggregate limit of 20 percent where expenditures of both types are made.

What's happening now February 1, 1996

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E123-124)

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