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S.J.Res. 64: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations".

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S.J.Res. 64: A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations".

115th Congress · introduced 2018-09-24 · Taxation · Latest: Held at the desk.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2018-09-24 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: Senate vote 260 (2018): On the Joint Resolution, SJRES64 (2018-12-12), Joint Resolution Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Held at the desk. 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

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations".

Plain summary

This joint resolution nullifies a Department of the Treasury rule (Rev. Proc. 2018-38) that modifies the requirements for information returns filed by certain tax-exempt organizations. The Treasury rule exempts certain tax-exempt organizations that are not 501(c)(3) organizations from the requirement to report the names and addresses of their contributors on returns filed with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The organizations must continue to collect and keep the information to make it available to the IRS upon request.

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

A joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of the Treasury relating to "Returns by Exempt Organizations and Returns by Certain Non-Exempt Organizations".

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate without amendment)

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Sponsor: Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] · 41 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Ron Wyden (D-OR), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Edward J. Markey (D-MA), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Jack Reed (D-RI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Angus S. King, Jr. (I-ME), Michael F. Bennet (D-CO), Bernard Sanders (I-VT), Margaret Wood Hassan (D-NH), Gary C. Peters (D-MI), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Cory A. Booker (D-NJ), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Christopher Murphy (D-CT), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Patty Murray (D-WA), Christopher A. Coons (D-DE)

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Words on this page, explained (3)
Exemption
A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Joint resolution
In Texas, the type of measure the Legislature uses to propose a constitutional amendment (marked HJR or SJR). The governor does not sign or veto it; the voters decide. In Congress a joint resolution can also be used like a bill. In Florida, a joint resolution passed by three-fifths of the members of each chamber puts a constitutional amendment on the ballot.
Rulemaking
The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-sjres64 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115