Last progress February 10, 2025 (9 months ago)
Introduced on February 10, 2025 by Lance Gooden
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Government Reform, and Ways and Means, 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.
This bill aims to keep federal money from going to nonprofits that break laws on human trafficking or smuggling. Nonprofits that take federal funds must certify to the Office of Management and Budget that they follow federal laws on trafficking, smuggling, fraud, bribery, and gratuities, and that they have not been convicted of smuggling people under 8 U.S.C. 1324. If they don’t certify or are found to have violated the law, they can’t receive funds, may have to pay back past funds, and can lose their tax‑exempt status for at least a year before reapplying.
Within 120 days of enactment, the Department of Homeland Security must publish a best‑practices guide for nonprofits, post information online about nonprofit violations, and work to improve cooperation with law enforcement. The Government Accountability Office must report to Congress within 180 days and then every year on nonprofits that do not certify their compliance. The bill also ends a rule that let nonprofit charities skip checking whether people were eligible for federal public benefits; going forward, those nonprofits would have to verify eligibility .
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