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S 2582 106th Congress Senate Taxation Campaign funds Government Operations and Politics Income tax Political action committees Political parties Tax-exempt organizations

A bill to amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to better define the term political organization.

Introduced: May 17, 2000 See on congress.gov
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May 17, 2000
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4111)
May 17, 2000
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4110-4111)
May 17, 2000
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends Internal Revenue Code provisions regarding tax-exempt organizations to expand the definition of "political organization" to include political committees as defined by the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (FECA). Excepts from such definition: (1) organizations which exist to influence the appointment of any individual to a State, local, or Federal public office, or office in a political organization; (2) a group of persons (other than a separate segregated fund established under FECA) accepting contributions or making expenditures during a calendar year of less than $1,000; or (3) local committees of political parties which are not political committees.
What's happening now May 17, 2000

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4111)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · May 17, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2582: A bill to amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to better define the term political organization.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2582/
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"S. 2582: A bill to amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to better define the term political organization.." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-S-2582/.
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