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To amend section 527 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate notification and return requirements for State and local party committees and candidate committees and avoid duplicate reporting by certain State and local political committees of information required to be reported and made publicly available under State law, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 10, 2002 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 14 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 2, 2002
Became Public Law No: 107-276.
Nov 2, 2002
Signed by President.
Oct 23, 2002
Presented to President.
Oct 18, 2002
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 17, 2002
Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S10779-10781)
Oct 17, 2002
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S10779-10781)
Oct 16, 2002
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 16, 2002
On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H8011-8013)
Oct 16, 2002
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H8011-8013)
Oct 16, 2002
Mr. Brady (TX) asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
Oct 16, 2002
Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H8010-8013)
Oct 16, 2002
Committee on Ways and Means discharged.
Oct 10, 2002
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Oct 10, 2002
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to exempt State and local committees of candidates and of political parties from specified notification requirements.

Exempts a "qualified State or local political organization" from specified reporting requirements. Defines "qualified State or local political organization."

Requires an annual income tax return from political organizations only with respect to political organization taxable income. (Currently, such a return is required with respect to such income or if gross receipts exceed $25,000.) Exempts such returns from disclosure.

Requires the filing of an annual information return by a political organization with gross receipts of $25,000 or more or with gross receipts of $100,000 or more in the case of a qualified State or local political organization, except for certain organizations including: (1) a State or local committee of a political party, or political committee of a State or local candidate; (2) a caucus or association of State or local officials; (3) an authorized committee of a candidate for Federal office; (4) a national committee of a political party; or (5) a U.S. House of Representatives or U.S. Senate campaign committee of a political party committee.

Requires publicizing the effects of this Act and the interaction of IRC requirements with Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 requirements.

Permits the waiver of an organization's failure to comply tax if due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect.

Makes additional amendments to IRC section 527 (Political Organizations) concerning: (1) unsegregated funds; (2) penalty assessment and collection procedures; (3) electronic filing; (4) public availability of notices and reports; and (5) timing of notice of material change.

What's happening now November 2, 2002

Became Public Law No: 107-276.

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