HR 4889 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

Introduced Jul 30, 2021 Originated House Sponsor Mike Kelly R-PA

Latest action · Jul 30, 2021 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Progress

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IntroducedJul 30, 2021
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

This bill codifies regulations promulgated by the Trump Administration exempting certain tax-exempt organizations from specified reporting requirements. Specifically the bill

increases from $5,000 to $50,000 the gross receipts threshold used to determine the eligibility of tax-exempt organizations for the exemption from certain disclosure and reporting requirements;
expands the definition of organization to include tax-exempt charitable organizations and organizations with no significant activities relating to lobbying, political activity, and the operation of a trade or business;
exempts from disclosure the names and addresses of contributors to an organization in its annual informational return; and
extends exemptions from reporting requirements to political action committees (i.e., 527 organizations).

Cosponsors 17

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 30, 2021.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-GA	A. Drew Ferguson IV	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-OH	Brad R. Wenstrup	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-WV	Carol D. Miller	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-IL	Darin LaHood	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-AZ	David Schweikert	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-CA	Devin Nunes	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-IN	Jackie Walorski	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-MO	Jason Smith	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-TX	Jodey C. Arrington	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-TX	Kevin Brady	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-OK	Kevin Hern	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-PA	Lloyd Smucker	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-KS	Ron Estes	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-NY	Tom Reed	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-SC	Tom Rice	Original	Jul 30, 2021
R-FL	Vern Buchanan	Original	Jul 30, 2021

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 Jul 30, 2021

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 30, 2021Introduced in House
Jul 30, 2021Referred 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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I Section 8 of the United States Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 134, July 30, 2021, page H4307.

Related bills 3

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 1777	Don't Weaponize the IRS Act	Identical bill	May 20, 2021
HR 7485	Simplify, Don’t Amplify the IRS Act	Related bill	Apr 7, 2022
HR 8528	ACE Act	Related bill	Nov 1, 2022

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 codify the Trump administration rule on reporting requirements of exempt organizations, and for other purposes.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Don't Weaponize the IRS Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jul 30, 2021Introduced in House

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