# 119-hr-2498: End Dark Money Act

119-hr-2498, End Dark Money Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2498
- Congress: 119
- Title: End Dark Money Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Crow, Jason [D-CO-6] (D-CO)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Williams, Nikema [D-GA-5] (D-GA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tokuda, Jill N. [D-HI-2] (D-HI), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- IRS could track nonprofit political activity: benefit, medium. 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 publ…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act
- 119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026
- 119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2498 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2498)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3069: Medicare for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3069)
- [119-hr-7853: PrEP Access and Coverage Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7853)
- [119-hr-5361: George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5361)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2498 (as of 2026-04-21).