# 114-hr-5581: CLINTON Act of 2016

114-hr-5581, CLINTON Act of 2016, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-5581
- Congress: 114
- Title: CLINTON Act of 2016
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2016-06-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Contributions Legally Interdicted from Noncitizens To Our Nonprofits Act of 2016 or the CLINTON Act of 2016 This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit a federal official organization from being treated as a tax-exempt organization under section 501(c)(3) for any period after the date on which the organization knowingly or willingly accepts or solicits any contribution from any person connected to a foreign government. A tax-exempt organization is a "federal official organization" if one or more current or former specified federal officials established, control, or actively participate in the management of the organization. If the organization accepts a contribution from any person and learns that that the person is connected to a foreign government after the acceptance, it will not be treated as knowingly or willingly accepting the contribution if the contribution is returned within 30 days of learning of the status of the person. The bill imposes a tax on any federal official organization that knowingly or willingly accepts any contribution from any person connected to any foreign government in an amount equal to the amount of the contribution.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Olson, Pete [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2016-06-24T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-5581 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/5581)

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- [114-hr-6198: To provide that no alien may be naturalized as a citizen of the United States u…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6198)
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