HR 7027 · 118th Congress 2023–2025, ended

Safeguarding Charity Act

Introduced Jan 17, 2024 Originated House Sponsor W. Gregory Steube R-FL

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jan 17, 2024 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 17, 2024
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Safeguarding Charity Act

This bill provides that federal financial assistance does not include any exemption from federal income tax.   

Cosponsors 19

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 17, 2024 to Nov 19, 2024; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalJan 17, 2024
R-VABen ClineOriginalJan 17, 2024
R-CODoug LambornOriginalJan 17, 2024
R-SCJeff DuncanOriginalJan 17, 2024
R-TXRandy K. Weber, Sr.OriginalJan 17, 2024
R-TXTroy E. NehlsOriginalJan 17, 2024
R-FLMario Diaz-BalartJan 18, 2024
R-MIJohn R. MoolenaarJan 29, 2024
R-FLJohn H. RutherfordJan 30, 2024
R-NCDan BishopFeb 6, 2024
R-ILMary E. MillerFeb 6, 2024
R-KSTracey MannApr 10, 2024
R-MIJack BergmanAug 23, 2024
R-INJames R. BairdSep 18, 2024
R-KSJake LaTurnerSep 23, 2024
R-VABob GoodOct 22, 2024
R-GARichard McCormickNov 1, 2024
R-MIBill HuizengaNov 12, 2024
R-NCRichard HudsonNov 19, 2024

Committees 1

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseJudiciary Committee
Referred Jan 17, 2024

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 17, 2024Introduced in House
  2. Jan 17, 2024Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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: Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 The single subject of this legislation is: To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 170, no. 9, January 17, 2024, page H189.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3604Safeguarding Charity ActIdentical billJan 17, 2024

Titles 2

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

Official Title as Introduced
To amend title 1, United States Code, to clarify that certain tax exemptions are not treated as Federal financial assistance.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Safeguarding Charity Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jan 17, 2024Introduced in House

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