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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 4943

Introduced

Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics Act

Sponsor
RClaudia Tenney· New York
Introduced
August 8, 2025
Policy area
Taxation
Latest action
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.August 8, 2025
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4943 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4943

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain tax-
exempt organizations from providing funding for election 
administration.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

August 8, 2025

Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means

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A BILL

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain tax-
exempt organizations from providing funding for election 
administration.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics 
Act''.

SEC. 2. 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING DIRECT OR 
INDIRECT FUNDING FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.

(a) In General.--Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
1986 is amended--
(1) by striking ``and which does not participate'' and 
inserting ``which does not participate'', and
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``and 
which does not provide direct funding to any State or unit of 
local government for the purpose of the administration of 
elections for public office or any funding to any State or unit 
of local government in a case in which it is reasonable to 
expect such funding will be used for the purpose of the 
administration of elections for public office (except with 
respect to the donation of space to a State or unit of local 
government to be used as a polling place in an election for 
public office).''.
(b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall 
apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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