United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 172 (115th)
To restore the Free Speech and First Amendment rights of churches and exempt organizations by repealing the 1954 Johnson Amendment.
Introduced
3 January 2017
Last action
3 January 2017 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Sponsors
Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3], Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8], Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4], Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1], Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5], Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7]
Subjects
Taxation
Source updated
3 January 2025
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the prohibition against churches and other tax-exempt organizations participating in political campaigns or supporting or opposing candidates for public office. The bill specifies that provisions of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 are not invalidated or limited by the repeal.
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Timeline
3 January 2017
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 January 2017
Introduced
Introduced in House
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Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 3 January 2017 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Jones, Walter B., Jr. [R-NC-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Hudson, Richard [R-NC-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Massie, Thomas [R-KY-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Brat, Dave [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- · hswm00 · Standing
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/172
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/172
- us · 115-hr-172 · source updated 3 January 2025