HR 3966 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act

Introduced Jun 12, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Lance Gooden R-TX

Latest action · Jun 12, 2025 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.

IntroducedJun 12, 2025
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 6

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2025 to Aug 24, 2026; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-WI	Thomas P. Tiffany	Original	Jun 12, 2025
R-TX	Brandon Gill		Jun 23, 2025
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar		Jun 23, 2025
R-AK	Nicholas J. Begich III		Jun 23, 2025
R-FL	Randy Fine		Aug 3, 2026
R-SC	Sheri Biggs		Aug 24, 2026

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 Jun 12, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jun 12, 2025Introduced in House
Jun 12, 2025Referred 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 Constitutional authority on which this bill rests is the power of Congress to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises to pay the debts and provide for the common Defefense and general welfare of the United States, as enumerated in Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 Thus, Congress has the authority not only to increase taxes, but also, to reduce taxes to promote the general welfare of the United States of America and her citizens Additionally, Congress has the Constitutional authority to regulate commerce among the States and with Indian Tribes, as enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 101, June 12, 2025, page H2822.

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 provide for the public reporting of certain contributions received by charitable organizations from foreign governments and foreign political parties.
Short Title(s) as Introduced: Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act

Subjects

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

Taxation

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 12, 2025Introduced in House

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