# 119-hr-2896: Safeguarding Charity Act

119-hr-2896, Safeguarding Charity Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2896
- Congress: 119
- Title: Safeguarding Charity Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-04-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 9
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## 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. - 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.

## Cosponsors (9)

- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-10-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Blake D. [R-UT-1] (R-UT), 2025-05-20T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nehls, Troy E. [R-TX-22] (R-TX), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Miller, Mary E. [R-IL-15] (R-IL), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Mann, Tracey [R-KS-1] (R-KS), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yakym, Rudy [R-IN-2] (R-IN), 2025-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, David J. [R-OH-2] (R-OH), 2025-09-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Harris, Andy [R-MD-1] (R-MD), 2025-10-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Charity and retirement tax breaks not aid: benefit, low. 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 som…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-2896 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2896)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2896 (as of 2026-04-21).