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Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics Act
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain tax- exempt organizations from providing funding for election administration.
Summary
This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to prohibit tax-exempt charitable organizations (501(c)(3) organizations) from providing direct or indirect funding to state or local governments for election administration purposes. The prohibition applies to any funding that is intended for or reasonably expected to be used for administering elections for public office. The bill creates an exception allowing organizations to donate space to be used as polling places. The restrictions take effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.
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- Aug 8, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
- Aug 8, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 8, 2025
Ms. Tenney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prohibit certain tax- exempt organizations from providing funding for election administration.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Safeguarding Trust in Our Politics Act”.
SEC. 2. 501(C)(3) ORGANIZATIONS PROHIBITED FROM PROVIDING DIRECT OR INDIRECT FUNDING FOR ELECTION ADMINISTRATION.
(a) In General.—Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
(1) by striking “and which does not participate” and inserting “which does not participate”, and
(2) by striking the period at the end and inserting “and which does not provide direct funding to any State or unit of local government for the purpose of the administration of elections for public office or any funding to any State or unit of local government in a case in which it is reasonable to expect such funding will be used for the purpose of the administration of elections for public office (except with respect to the donation of space to a State or unit of local government to be used as a polling place in an election for public office).”.
(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. <all>
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