3.0.0 781 2023-01-11T13:35:03Z 2023-01-11T13:35:03Z House HR 2017-02-01 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 17 (Wednesday, February 1, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCALISE:H.R. 781.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:The First Amendment guarantees both free speech and thefree exercise of religion.The Free Speech Fairness Act restores these fundamentalliberties to churches and nonprofits.[Page H878]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-02-01T15:00:18Z The Free Speech Fairness Act 115 264 S 2017-02-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Identical bill CRS Shiloh National Military Park Boundary Adjustment and Parker's Crossroads Battlefield Designation Act 115 88 HR 2018-12-21 Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment. Related bill CRS 2017-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2017-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001176 Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] Steve Scalise R LA 1 N H001071 Rep. Hice, Jody B. [R-GA-10] Jody Hice R GA B. 10 2017-02-01 True M001151 Rep. Murphy, Tim [R-PA-18] Tim Murphy R PA 18 2017-02-06 False J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2017-02-06 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2017-02-06 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2017-02-06 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2017-02-06 False P000606 Rep. Pittenger, Robert [R-NC-9] Robert Pittenger R NC 9 2017-02-06 False R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 2017-02-06 False P000609 Rep. Palmer, Gary J. 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Jenkins, Evan H. [R-WV-3] Evan Jenkins R WV H. 3 2017-10-23 False S001187 Rep. Stivers, Steve [R-OH-15] Steve Stivers R OH 15 2018-05-16 False L000566 Rep. Latta, Robert E. [R-OH-5] Robert Latta R OH E. 5 2018-05-17 False Taxation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Public participation and lobbying Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations Taxation 00 2017-02-01 Introduced in House 2017-02-08T15:15:34Z Free Speech Fairness Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) or be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, solely because of the content of any statement that: (1) is made in the ordinary course of the organization's regular and customary activities in carrying out its exempt purpose, and (2) results in the organization incurring not more than de minimis incremental expenses.

]]> Free Speech Fairness Act Display Title Free Speech Fairness Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordinary course of carrying out its tax exempt purpose. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Free Speech Fairness Act Introduced in House 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr781ih/xml/BILLS-115hr781ih.xml 2017-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.