# 119-hr-314: Empowering Nonprofits Act

119-hr-314, Empowering Nonprofits Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2025-12-20).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-314
- Congress: 119
- Title: Empowering Nonprofits Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-01-09
- Sponsor: Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2025-12-20

## Summary

**Reduces grant cost-sharing for nonprofits in high-poverty states.** This bill directs the head of each executive agency to cut any required cost-sharing by 25% for grants made directly to eligible nonprofits. The reduction lasts for five years from enactment and uses existing definitions of executive agencies and 501(c)(3) nonprofits. - Eligible nonprofits: Nonprofits described in 501(c)(3) that are located in a State (including DC, commonwealths, territories, possessions, or federally recognized Tribes) where more than 20% of individuals live below the federal poverty line get a 25% cut in grant cost-sharing for five years. - Federal agencies: Heads of executive agencies must apply a uniform 25% reduction to cost-sharing on direct grants to those eligible nonprofits during the five-year period. *The text contains no new funding authorization or appropriation.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- 25% lower grant match for nonprofits: benefit, low. If enacted, federal executive agencies would cut required grant cost-sharing by 25% for some nonprofits. To qualify, the nonprofit would need 501(c)(3) status (exempt under 501(a)) and be located in a state where more than 20% of people live below the federal poverty line. The cut would apply only…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-314 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/314)

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- [119-hr-562: BLUE Pacific Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-562)
- [119-hr-8615: FLEETS Now Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8615)
- [119-hr-1144: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1144)
- [119-hr-5168: Puerto Rico Nutrition Assistance Fairness Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5168)
- [119-hr-2961: Frederick Douglass Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorizatio…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2961)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-314 (as of 2025-12-20).