3.0.0 837 2023-01-11T13:46:53Z 2023-01-11T13:46:53Z House HR 2021-02-04 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SCALISE:H.R. 837.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 Actrestores these fundamental liberties to churches andnonprofits.[Page H388]]]> hswm00 Ways and Means Committee House Standing Referred to 2021-02-04T15:07:25Z 2021-02-04 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hswm00 Ways and Means Committee 2021-02-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-04 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 2021-02-04 True J000299 Rep. Johnson, Mike [R-LA-4] Mike Johnson R LA 4 2021-02-04 True L000589 Rep. Lesko, Debbie [R-AZ-8] Debbie Lesko R AZ 8 2021-02-05 False R000603 Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] David Rouzer R NC 7 2021-02-05 False W000795 Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] Joe Wilson R SC 2 2021-02-05 False W000814 Rep. Weber, Randy K., Sr. [R-TX-14] Randy Weber R TX K. 14 2021-03-02 False N000190 Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] Ralph Norman R SC 5 2021-03-02 False B001291 Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] Brian Babin R TX 36 2021-03-02 False H001053 Rep. Hartzler, Vicky [R-MO-4] Vicky Hartzler R MO 4 2021-03-02 False D000615 Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] Jeff Duncan R SC 3 2021-03-02 False A000055 Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] ROBERT ADERHOLT R AL B. 4 2021-03-02 False G000595 Rep. Good, Bob [R-VA-5] Bob Good R VA 5 2021-03-02 False M001184 Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] Thomas Massie R KY 4 2021-03-02 False F000472 Rep. Franklin, C. Scott [R-FL-15] C. Franklin R FL Scott 15 2021-03-02 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2021-03-02 False K000395 Rep. Keller, Fred [R-PA-12] Fred Keller R PA 12 2021-03-02 False C001053 Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] Tom Cole R OK 4 2021-03-02 False B001299 Rep. Banks, Jim [R-IN-3] Jim Banks R IN 3 2021-03-26 False G000591 Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] Michael Guest R MS 3 2021-03-26 False G000576 Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] Glenn Grothman R WI 6 2021-03-26 False C001115 Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] Michael Cloud R TX 27 2021-07-29 False Taxation Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Public participation and lobbying Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Tax-exempt organizations Taxation 00 2021-02-04 Introduced in House 2021-03-30T15:56:22Z Free Speech Fairness Act

This bill permits 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) of the Internal Revenue Code 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 Title(s) as Introduced Free Speech Fairness Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr837ih/xml/BILLS-117hr837ih.xml 2021-02-04 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.