S. 2067: A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities.
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S. 2067: A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities.
113th Congress · introduced 2014-02-27 · Taxation · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 312.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2014-02-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 312. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
- If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.
Official title
A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities.
Plain summary
Amends the Internal Revenue Code, with respect to the tax exemption of political organizations, to revise the definition of "political organization" to mean a party, committee, association, fund, or other organization (whether or not incorporated) that: (1) is registered as a political committee with the Federal Election Commission (FEC); (2) has been determined to be a political committee in administrative or judicial proceedings; or (3) is organized and operated primarily to accept contributions or make expenditures to influence, or attempt to influence, the selection, nomination, election, or appointment of any individual to state or local public office, is not required to register with the FEC, and is required to register with the appropriate state agency as a political committee. Defines "promotion of social welfare," for purposes of the tax-exemption for social welfare organizations, to include: (1) any political activity in furtherance of American democracy, provided that such activities do not exceed 50% of the organization's total activities; (2) any activities for educating individuals on issues of public importance and on the behavior of public officials, including participation in ballot initiatives and referenda; and (3) certain activities described in the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 as not being expenditures for political purposes.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Official text
A bill to prohibit the Department of the Treasury from assigning tax statuses to organizations based on their political beliefs and activities.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] · 3 cosponsors
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Cosponsors on this site
Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Mike Lee (R-UT)
Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] reported raising $12.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.
Agencies named in this bill
- Department of the Treasury: its federal spending and other bills that name it
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Words on this page, explained (5)
- Appropriation
- Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
- Ballot initiative
- A proposed law or constitutional amendment that citizens place on the ballot by gathering enough voter signatures, so voters decide it directly. About half the states allow some form of it.
- Bill
- A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
- Exemption
- A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
- Referendum
- A vote by the public on a law or measure. Texas statewide propositions are how voters decide on constitutional amendments.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-113s2067.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/113/s>
Record fed-us-cong113-s2067 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113