H.R. 6227: To exempt longstanding nonfunctionally-integrated supporting organizations from certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-10 · Taxation · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

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Where it came from: introduced 2008-06-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

To exempt longstanding nonfunctionally-integrated supporting organizations from certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Plain summary

Amends the Internal Revenue Code and the Pension Protection Act of 2006 to exempt certain long-standing, nonfunctionally-integrated fully-funded type III supporting organizations from requirements that: (1) impose a tax on their excess business holdings; and (2) oblige such organizations to make certain percentage payouts of income or assets to organizations they support (supported organizations). Specifies such an exempt long-standing, nonfunctionally-integrated fully-funded type III supporting organization as one: (1) that was established before January 1, 1970, but has not accepted any substantial contributions after December 31, 1970; (2) none of whose donors was alive on August 17, 2006; and (3) none of whose organization managers is a family member of any donor.

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To exempt longstanding nonfunctionally-integrated supporting organizations from certain provisions of the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] · 2 cosponsors

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Mike Thompson (D-CA)

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Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr6227.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>

Record fed-us-cong110-hr6227 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110