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119-hr-2498119th Congress

End Dark Money Act

Sponsored By: Representative Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

Introduced

Summary

Restores IRS power to pursue greater transparency on "dark money." This bill would repeal a 2024 restriction for fiscal year 2025 that barred the IRS from using funds to bring transparency to political activity by certain nonprofit organizations.

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  • IRS: Could use funds in FY2025 to bring transparency to political activity by specified nonprofit groups. This lets the agency focus on identifying political spending routed through nonprofits.
  • Nonprofit organizations that engage in political activity: Could face more IRS scrutiny or reporting to clarify funding and activity tied to elections or advocacy.
  • Voters and watchdogs: Could gain clearer information about who finances political campaigns and influence through nonprofit channels if the IRS shares findings.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

IRS could track nonprofit political activity

This bill would lift a 2024 restriction that blocked IRS work on transparency for some nonprofits’ political activity. For fiscal year 2025, the IRS would be able to use its funds to look into and report such activity. The bill itself would not create new funding or new reporting rules for the public. The change would mainly affect the IRS, certain nonprofit groups, their donors, and people seeking this information. It would apply only during fiscal year 2025.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Crow, Jason [D-CO-6]

CO • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5]

    GA • D

    Sponsored 3/31/2025

  • Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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