Imposes steep tax penalties on large tax‑exempt organizations that accept donations from foreign nationals and then give money to political committees. Each covered contribution triggers a tax equal to twice the amount given. If an organization makes more than two such contributions, it loses its tax‑exempt status starting with the taxable year ending after the third contribution. These rules apply to contributions made on or after January 1, 2026.
Any specified tax-exempt organization that makes any disqualified political committee contribution must pay a penalty equal to twice the amount of that contribution.
Definition of “disqualified political committee contribution”: with respect to any organization described in section 501(c), any contribution by that organization to a political committee (as defined in section 301 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971) if the organization received, during any testing period, any contribution or gift from a foreign national (as defined in section 319(b) of the Federal Election Campaign Act).
Definition of “testing period”: for any contribution by an organization described in section 501(c), the testing period is the 8-year period ending on the date of the contribution, except the period does not include any time before the date of enactment of this section.
Definition of “specified tax-exempt organization”: for a taxable year, an organization described in section 501(c) and exempt under section 501(a) whose gross receipts for the taxable year equal or exceed $200,000, or whose assets (as of the close of the taxable year) equal or exceed $500,000.
Coordination rule for organizations lacking exemption solely under section 501(s): an organization that is not exempt under section 501(a) solely because of section 501(s) is treated as exempt for purposes of the specified-organization definition with respect to the first 3 disqualified political committee contributions.
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Last progress March 21, 2025 (10 months ago)
Introduced on March 21, 2025 by Nicole Malliotakis