H.R. 5904: Clergy Act of 2020
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H.R. 5904: Clergy Act of 2020
116th Congress · introduced 2020-02-13 · Social Welfare · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2020-02-13 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Clergy Act of 2020
Plain summary
Clergy Act of 2020 This bill establishes a two-year window for certain members of the clergy and Christian Science practitioners to revoke their exemption from Social Security and Medicare taxes on ministerial earnings. Under current law, such individuals who object to participation in public insurance programs on religious or conscientious grounds may apply to the Internal Revenue Service for an irrevocable exemption and will not receive Social Security or Medicare benefits in retirement unless they have qualifying credits from other employment.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-23] · 11 cosponsors
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Mike Thompson (D-CA), Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL), Neal P. Dunn (R-FL), Jim Banks (R-IN)
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Words on this page, explained (3)
- 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.
- Securities
- Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116hr5904.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/hr>
Record fed-us-cong116-hr5904 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116