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The bill gives policymakers better aggregate data to oversee and plan benefits for noncitizens but imposes reporting burdens that could reduce nonprofit assistance and raise privacy risks for immigrants.
Policymakers and Congress will receive standardized aggregate data on how many noncitizens nonprofits assist and the assisted individuals' enrollment in federal benefit programs, improving oversight, program design, and fiscal planning.
Immigrants and nonprofit service providers may receive less assistance if organizations curtail or stop helping noncitizens because of fear of scrutiny or the added administrative complexity from reporting requirements.
Immigrants' privacy could be compromised if published aggregate data are insufficiently anonymized in small programs or localities, risking exposure of sensitive information.
Nonprofit organizations will incur new reporting and compliance costs beginning in tax year 2027, increasing operational expenses and diverting resources from direct services.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires certain tax-exempt organizations to report aggregate Form 990 data on assistance to noncitizens for lawful resettlement, with annual Treasury reports to Congress.
Official title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require the reporting of information on activities relating to the resettlement or relocation of noncitizens into the United States by certain tax-exempt organizations, and for other purposes.
Introduced April 16, 2026 by Michelle Fischbach · Last progress April 16, 2026
Requires certain tax-exempt organizations to report aggregate information to the Treasury about assistance they provide to noncitizens for lawful resettlement or relocation into the United States, including counts of individuals assisted, how many enrolled in federal benefit programs and types of cash or in-kind assistance, and whether assistance was direct or indirect. The rule forbids providing information that could identify a particular individual, takes effect for taxable years beginning after Dec 31, 2026, and directs the Secretary to transmit annual aggregate statistical reports to Congress beginning by Dec 31, 2028.