US Congress House Bill 781 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 64-0)
Status: Introduced on February 1 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-02-01 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Pending: House Ways And Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Free Speech Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit 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) 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

Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]	Rep. Jody Hice [R-GA]	Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]	Rep. Mike Johnson [R-LA]
Rep. Jim Banks [R-IN]	Rep. Thomas Massie [R-KY]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]	Rep. Robert Pittenger [R-NC]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]	Rep. Gary Palmer [R-AL]	Rep. James Renacci [R-OH]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]
Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. Blake Farenthold [R-TX]	Rep. Ralph Abraham [R-LA]
Rep. Bill Flores [R-TX]	Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]	Rep. Rick Allen [R-GA]	Sen. Ted Budd [R-NC]
Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Doug Collins [R-GA]	Sen. Kevin Cramer [R-ND]	Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]
Rep. Morgan Griffith [R-VA]	Rep. Glenn Grothman [R-WI]	Rep. Andy Harris [R-MD]	Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]
Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]	Rep. Steve King [R-IA]	Rep. Raul Labrador [R-ID]	Rep. Barry Loudermilk [R-GA]
Rep. Mark Meadows [R-NC]	Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM]	Rep. Keith Rothfus [R-PA]	Rep. David Rouzer [R-NC]
Rep. Austin Scott [R-GA]	Rep. Tim Walberg [R-MI]	Rep. Randy Weber [R-TX]	Rep. Bruce Westerman [R-AR]
Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Richard Hudson [R-NC]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]
Rep. Doug LaMalfa [R-CA]	Rep. Scott DesJarlais [R-TN]	Rep. Ted Yoho [R-FL]	Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]
Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]	Rep. Dave Brat [R-VA]	Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]
Rep. Brian Babin [R-TX]	Rep. Jody Arrington [R-TX]	Sen. Roger Marshall [R-KS]	Rep. Randy Hultgren [R-IL]
Rep. Tom Graves [R-GA]	Rep. Daniel Webster [R-FL]	Rep. Francis Rooney [R-FL]	Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]	Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-02-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
2017-02-01	House	Introduced in House

SB264 (Same As) 2017-02-01 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
HB88 (Related) 2018-12-21 - Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/781/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr781/BILLS-115hr781ih.pdf