# 119-hr-3966: Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act

119-hr-3966, Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX); status introduced (as of 2026-08-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3966
- Congress: 119
- Title: Think Tank and Nonprofit Foreign Influence Disclosure Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-12
- Sponsor: Rep. Gooden, Lance [R-TX-5] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Policy area: Taxation
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-26

## Summary

**This bill would require public reporting of foreign government and Chinese Communist Party linked funding to think tanks and similar nonprofits.** It would add new IRS reporting lines and create a public, searchable disclosure database of those contributions. - Charitable organizations and think tanks would have to report, for each foreign government, foreign political party, or entity tied to a foreign country that gave more than $10,000 in a year, the name of the source and the aggregate amount. - The IRS would publish those reports in a searchable public database and explicitly identify amounts received from the People’s Republic of China, the Chinese Communist Party, or entities they direct, control, finance, or subsidize. - The bill relies on existing Foreign Agents Registration Act definitions and cross-references Title 10 to define covered entities, and the reporting rule would apply to returns filed for taxable years beginning after enactment.

## Cosponsors (6)

- Rep. Tiffany, Thomas P. [R-WI-7] (R-WI), 2025-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gill, Brandon [R-TX-26] (R-TX), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Begich, Nicholas J. [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2025-06-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fine, Randy [R-FL-6] (R-FL), 2026-08-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Sheri [R-SC-3] (R-SC), 2026-08-24T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Nonprofits would disclose foreign funding: cost, medium. If enacted, many tax‑exempt nonprofits would face new reporting rules. Groups that file annual returns would need to list each foreign government, foreign political party, or covered foreign‑controlled entity that gave over $10,000 in a year, plus the total amount. The Treasury would post this data…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-3966 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3966)

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- [119-hr-404: Hearing Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-404)
- [119-hr-1422: Enhanced Iran Sanctions Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1422)
- [119-hr-425: Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-425)
- [119-hr-38: Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-38)
- [119-hr-7296: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7296)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3966 (as of 2026-08-26).