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H.R. 5053: Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act

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H.R. 5053: Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act

114th Congress · introduced 2016-04-26 · Taxation · Latest: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2016-04-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 302 (2016): On Motion to Recommit with Instructions, HR5053 (2016-06-14), Failed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on June 9, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit the Internal Revenue Service from requiring a tax-exempt organization to include in annual returns the name, address, or other identifying information of any contributor. The bill includes exceptions for: (1) required disclosures regarding prohibited tax shelter transactions; and (2) contributions by the organization's officers, directors, or five highest compensated employees (including compensation paid by related organizations).

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Official text

Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Roskam, Peter J. [R-IL-6] · 25 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5053, Preventing IRS Abuse and Protecting Free Speech Act (2016-05-10)

Cosponsors on this site

Andy Harris (R-MD), Paul A. Gosar (R-AZ), Ann Wagner (R-MO), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Barry Loudermilk (R-GA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Darrell Issa (R-CA)

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Record fed-us-cong114-hr5053 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114