HR 2931 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Bright-Line Act of 2001

Introduced Sep 21, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Philip M. Crane R-IL

Latest action · Sep 21, 2001 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedSep 21, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code to deny tax exempt status to an organization if: (1) a substantial part of the activities of such organization consists of carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting, to influence legislation, but only if such organization normally makes lobbying expenditures in excess of an amount equal to 20 percent of such organization's annual gross revenues; (2) the organization participates in, or intervenes in (including the publishing or distributing of statements), any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, but only if such organization normally makes expenditures for such purpose in excess of an amount equal to 5 percent of such organization's annual gross revenues; or (3) the aggregate of the expenditures described above in clause (1) and the expenditures described in clause (2) which such organization normally makes exceeds an amount equal to 20 percent of such organization's annual gross revenues.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 21, 2001 to Jul 10, 2002; 5 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	Charles W. Norwood	Original	Sep 21, 2001
R-CA	John T. Doolittle	Original	Sep 21, 2001
R-TX	Richard K. Armey	Original	Sep 21, 2001
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Sep 21, 2001
R-TX	Tom DeLay	Original	Sep 21, 2001
R-CO	Bob Schaffer		Oct 4, 2001
R-FL	Dave Weldon		Oct 4, 2001
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts		Oct 4, 2001
R-TX	Kevin Brady		Oct 4, 2001
R-IN	Brian D. Kerns		Dec 12, 2001
R-KY	Ron Lewis		Dec 12, 2001
R-GA	Bob Barr		Feb 5, 2002
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Feb 5, 2002
R-KS	Jim Ryun		Feb 5, 2002
D-GA	Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.		Mar 18, 2002
R-IN	Mike Pence		Mar 20, 2002
R-TX	Sam Johnson		May 1, 2002
R-CA	Mary Bono		Jun 6, 2002
D-CA	Xavier Becerra		Jun 6, 2002
D-MI	James A. Barcia		Jul 10, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Ways and Means Committee	Referred Sep 21, 2001

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Sep 21, 2001Introduced in House
Sep 21, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 107-69	REVIEW OF INTERNAL REVENUE CODE SECTION 501(c)(3) REQUIREMENTS FOR RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS120 pages	Ways and Means Committee	May 14, 2002

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 2357	Houses of Worship Political Speech Protection Act	Related bill	Oct 2, 2002

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the restrictions on the lobbying and campaign activities of churches.
Short Titles as Introduced: Bright-Line Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Taxation.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Sep 21, 2001Introduced in House

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