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S 2884 113th Congress Senate Taxation Professional sports Racial and ethnic relations Tax-exempt organizations

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term redskins.

Introduced: September 18, 2014 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 113th Congress (2013–2014) 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.
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Sep 18, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sep 18, 2014
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to set forth a special rule to deny tax-exempt status to a professional sports league that promotes, or allows a member club or franchise to promote, the use of the term "redskin" in connection with any team or club connected with such league.

What's happening now September 18, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2884: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term redskins.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2884/
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"S. 2884: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term redskins.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2884/.
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S. 2884, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2884/.
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[S. 2884: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit tax-exempt status to professional sports leagues that promote the use of the term redskins.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2884/)
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