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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced July 17, 2025 by Jeff Hurd · Last progress July 17, 2025
This bill applies only if an American citizen becomes the Pope. It says the U.S. cannot take away that person’s citizenship because they were elected as the head of the Roman Catholic Church, and it gives that person an exemption from federal income taxes while they are serving as Pope.
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Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Introduced in House