[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4622 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4622
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the Trump
administration rule on reporting requirements of exempt organizations,
and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 13, 2023
Mr. Kelly of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Arrington) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means
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A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the Trump
administration rule on reporting requirements of exempt organizations,
and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Don't Weaponize the IRS Act''.
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM REPORTING.
(a) Gross Receipts Threshold.--Section 6033(a)(3)(A)(ii) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``$5,000'' and
inserting ``$50,000''.
(b) Organizations Described.--Section 6033(a)(3)(C) of such Code is
amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (v),
(2) by striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and
inserting a semicolon, and
(3) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
``(vii) any other organization described in
section 501(c) (other than a private foundation
or a supporting organization described in
section 509(a)(3)), and
``(viii) any organization (other than a
private foundation or a supporting organization
described in section 509(a)(3)) which is not
described in section 170(c)(2)(A), or which is
created or organized in a possession of the
United States, which has no significant
activity (including lobbying and political
activity and the operation of a trade or
business) other than investment activity in the
United States.''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 3. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION TO SECTION 527 ORGANIZATIONS.
(a) In General.--Section 6033(g)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``This section'' and inserting ``Except as
otherwise provided by this subsection, this section'', and
(2) by striking ``for the taxable year.'' and inserting
``for the taxable year in the same manner as to an organization
exempt from taxation under section 501(a).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
SEC. 4. REPORTING OF NAMES AND ADDRESSES OF CONTRIBUTORS.
(a) In General.--Section 6033(a)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Except as
provided in subsections (b)(5) and (g)(2)(B), such annual return shall
not be required to include the names and addresses of contributors to
the organization.''.
(b) Application to Section 527 Organizations.--Section 6033(g)(2)
of such Code is amended--
(1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A),
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C),
and
(3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
subparagraph:
``(B) containing the names and addresses of all
substantial contributors, and''.
(c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall
apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this
Act.
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