# 119-hr-2501: Free Speech Fairness Act

119-hr-2501, Free Speech Fairness Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2501
- Congress: 119
- Title: Free Speech Fairness Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-03-31
- Sponsor: Rep. Harris, Mark [R-NC-8] (R-NC)
- Cosponsors: 38
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## Summary

**Protects 501(c)(3) charities' ordinary-course political statements.** This bill would let charitable organizations make statements about political campaigns when those statements arise from their regular, exempt activities and cause only de minimis incremental expenses. - Charitable organizations: Allows 501(c)(3) groups to speak about candidates as part of their normal programs without being treated as intervening in a political campaign when the speech is part of their exempt purpose and adds only minimal costs. - Tax and donors: Treats those statements as not changing related tax provisions tied to an organization’s status, so tax consequences connected to that status are not altered solely because of the speech. - Timing: The rule would apply to taxable years ending after the date of enactment of the Act.

## Cosponsors (38)

- Rep. Guest, Michael [R-MS-3] (R-MS), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Weber, Randy K. Sr. [R-TX-14] (R-TX), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Barry [R-AL-1] (R-AL), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Higgins, Clay [R-LA-3] (R-LA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6] (R-WI), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Self, Keith [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Baumgartner, Michael [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Messmer, Mark B. [R-IN-8] (R-IN), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] (R-MI), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] (R-IN), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] (R-CA), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Ogles, Andrew [R-TN-5] (R-TN), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hamadeh, Abraham J. [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-03-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2025-04-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harrigan, Pat [R-NC-10] (R-NC), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Allen, Rick W. [R-GA-12] (R-GA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Downing, Troy [R-MT-2] (R-MT), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Riley M. [R-WV-2] (R-WV), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGuire, John J. [R-VA-5] (R-VA), 2025-04-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harshbarger, Diana [R-TN-1] (R-TN), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK), 2025-06-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clyde, Andrew S. [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] (R-AL), 2025-09-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fry, Russell [R-SC-7] (R-SC), 2025-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cloud, Michael [R-TX-27] (R-TX), 2025-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-11-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fitzgerald, Scott [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R-OH), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Palmer, Gary J. [R-AL-6] (R-AL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Haridopolos, Mike [R-FL-8] (R-FL), 2026-04-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] (R-CA), 2026-04-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Charities could make limited campaign statements: benefit, low. If enacted, 501(c)(3) charities could make some statements about political campaigns without losing tax-exempt status. The statements would need to be part of the charity’s regular work and add only de minimis extra costs. Only the content of such statements could not be used to say the charity joi…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2501 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2501)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2501 (as of 2026-09-21).