# 116-hr-5418: Empowering Nonprofits Act

116-hr-5418, Empowering Nonprofits Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR); status Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5418
- Congress: 116
- Title: Empowering Nonprofits Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
- Introduced: 2019-12-12
- Sponsor: Resident Commissioner González-Colón, Jenniffer [R-PR-At Large] (R-PR)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Empowering Nonprofits Act This bill requires executive agencies to reduce by 25% cost-sharing requirements for grants made directly to nonprofit organizations located in a state with more than 20% of individuals living below the federal poverty line. State is defined to include the District of Columbia, each U.S. commonwealth, territory, or possession, and each federally recognized tribe.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Sablan, Gregorio Kilili Camacho [D-MP-At Large] (D-MP), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Plaskett, Stacey E. [D-VI-At Large] (D-VI), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] (D-GU), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-12-12T00:00:00.000Z
- JOSE SERRANO (D-NY), 2019-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act
- 116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-5418 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5418)

## Related
- [116-hr-2420: National Museum of the American Latino Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2420)
- [116-hr-1980: Smithsonian Women’s History Museum Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1980)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-2423)
- [116-hr-1865: Further Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1865)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5418 (as of 2025-11-18).