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119-hr-2896119th Congress

Safeguarding Charity Act

Sponsored By: Representative Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

Introduced

Summary

Clarifies that federal income tax exemptions are not "Federal financial assistance." This bill would add a new Section to Title 1 of the U.S. Code saying exemptions under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c) and section 401(a) should not be treated as Federal financial assistance for any federal law, rule, or regulation.

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  • Charitable organizations and nonprofits: 501(c) tax exemptions would be excluded from the definition of Federal financial assistance, limiting when assistance-linked rules or conditions apply to those exemptions.
  • Retirement plans and employers: Exemptions for plans described in 401(a) would likewise not count as Federal financial assistance, changing how federal requirements tied to assistance apply to those plans.
  • Federal programs and regulators: Agencies would need to treat these tax exemptions separately when deciding which programs, requirements, or restrictions that attach to Federal financial assistance apply.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

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

Charity and retirement tax breaks not aid

This bill would say that tax exemptions for charities and other tax‑exempt groups, and certain retirement plans, would not count as Federal financial assistance. Federal agencies would need to treat these tax breaks as not being federal aid unless a law clearly says otherwise. This could reduce some aid‑based conditions or reporting for those organizations. It would not retroactively treat past tax exemptions as federal aid. It would not change the tax breaks themselves.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17]

FL • R

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 10/8/2025

  • Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1]

    UT • R

    Sponsored 5/20/2025

  • Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22]

    TX • R

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 5/29/2025

  • Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]

    VA • R

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

  • Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1]

    KS • R

    Sponsored 6/3/2025

  • Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 9/15/2025

  • Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2]

    OH • R

    Sponsored 9/18/2025

  • Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1]

    MD • R

    Sponsored 10/28/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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