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Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure fair treatment of certain charitable organizations.

Introduced Jul 16, 2026

Latest action (Jul 22, 2026) Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16.

Referred to
Ways and Means Committee
Policy area
Taxation
Issues
Civil Rights

Summary
  • Amends the Internal Revenue Code to clarify that religious organizations' beliefs about marriage, sexuality, and gender identity will not be treated as inconsistent with law or public policy when determining tax-exempt status
  • Specifies that a belief does not need to be central to a formal system of religion to be treated as a religious belief for tax-exempt purposes
  • Applies to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025

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Sponsor (1)
11 cosponsors

Actions (4)
  1. Jul 22, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by the Yeas and Nays: 23 - 16. · house
  2. Jul 22, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Jul 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. · house
  4. Jul 16, 2026 Introduced in House

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • HR 8117 — Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026 · Introduced Mar 26, 2026 · Cong. 119 90%
  • HR 9353 — To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt qualified religious institutions from the excise tax on investment income. · Introduced Jun 18, 2026 · Cong. 119 82%
  • HR 4389 — Religious Exemptions for Social Security and Healthcare Taxes Act · Introduced Jul 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 76%
  • S 2908 — Lifting Local Communities Act · Introduced Sep 18, 2025 · Cong. 119 66%
  • HR 2672 — Religious Workforce Protection Act · Introduced Apr 7, 2025 · Cong. 119 65%
  • HR 5505 — Equal Campus Access Act of 2025 · Introduced Jun 25, 2026 · Cong. 119 63%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Jul 16, 2026

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Committee action

What happened to this bill in committee — the meetings where it was considered and every recorded vote taken on it.

  • the amendment offered by Msfailed15–22
    Ways and Means CommitteeJul 22, 2026amendment▶ watch

    As published:Mr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington Ms. Sewell ✓ Mr. Estes ✓ Ms. DelBene ✓ Mr. Smucker ✓ Ms. Chu ✓ Mr. Hern ✓ Ms. Moore (WI) ✓ Mrs. Miller (WV) ✓ Mr. Boyle Dr. Murphy ✓ Mr. Beyer ✓ Mr. Kustoff ✓ Mr. Evans ✓ Mr. Fitzpatrick Mr. Schneider ✓ Mr. Steube ✓ Mr. Panetta Ms. Tenney ✓ Mr. Gomez ✓ Mrs. Fischbach ✓ Mr. Horsford ✓ Mr. Moore (UT) ✓ Ms. Plaskett Ms. Van Duyne ✓ Mr. Suozzi ✓ Mr. Feenstra ✓ Ms. Malliotakis ✓ Mr. Carey ✓ Mr. Yakym ✓ Mr. Miller (OH) ✓ Mr. Bean ✓ Mr. Moran ✓ VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE In compliance with the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is made concerning the vote of the Committee on Ways and Means during the markup consideration of H.R. 9722, the “Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026” on July 22, 2026. The vote on the amendment offered by Ms. Sanchez to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 9722, which would exclude certain beliefs or practices based on gender identity or sexual orientation was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15 yeas to 22 nays (with a quorum b

  • the amendment offered by Msfailed16–22
    Ways and Means CommitteeJul 22, 2026amendment▶ watch

    As published:Mr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett ✓ Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington Ms. Sewell Mr. Estes ✓ Ms. DelBene ✓ Mr. Smucker ✓ Ms. Chu ✓ Mr. Hern ✓ Ms. Moore (WI) ✓ Mrs. Miller (WV) ✓ Mr. Boyle Dr. Murphy ✓ Mr. Beyer ✓ Mr. Kustoff ✓ Mr. Evans ✓ Mr. Fitzpatrick Mr. Schneider Mr. Steube ✓ Mr. Panetta ✓ Ms. Tenney ✓ Mr. Gomez ✓ Mrs. Fischbach ✓ Mr. Horsford ✓ Mr. Moore (UT) ✓ Ms. Plaskett Ms. Van Duyne ✓ Mr. Suozzi ✓ Mr. Feenstra ✓ Ms. Malliotakis ✓ Mr. Carey ✓ Mr. Yakym ✓ Mr. Miller (OH) ✓ Mr. Bean ✓ Mr. Moran VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE In compliance with the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is made concerning the vote of the Committee on Ways and Means during the markup consideration of H.R. 9722, the “Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026” on July 22, 2026. The vote on the amendment offered by Ms. Moore (WI) to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 9722, which would exclude certain beliefs or practices based on gender identity or sexual orientation was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 yeas to 22 nays (with a quorum

  • the amendment offered by Msfailed16–22
    Ways and Means CommitteeJul 22, 2026amendment▶ watch

    As published:Mr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett ✓ Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington Ms. Sewell Mr. Estes ✓ Ms. DelBene ✓ Mr. Smucker ✓ Ms. Chu ✓ Mr. Hern ✓ Ms. Moore (WI) ✓ Mrs. Miller (WV) ✓ Mr. Boyle ✓ Dr. Murphy ✓ Mr. Beyer ✓ Mr. Kustoff ✓ Mr. Evans ✓ Mr. Fitzpatrick Mr. Schneider Mr. Steube ✓ Mr. Panetta ✓ Ms. Tenney ✓ Mr. Gomez ✓ Mrs. Fischbach ✓ Mr. Horsford ✓ Mr. Moore (UT) ✓ Ms. Plaskett Ms. Van Duyne ✓ Mr. Suozzi ✓ Mr. Feenstra ✓ Ms. Malliotakis ✓ Mr. Carey ✓ Mr. Yakym ✓ Mr. Miller (OH) ✓ Mr. Bean ✓ Mr. Moran VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE In compliance with the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is made concerning the vote of the Committee on Ways and Means during the markup consideration of H.R. 9722, the “Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026” on July 22, 2026. The vote on the amendment offered by Ms. Moore (WI) to the amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 9722, which would exclude certain beliefs or practices based on gender identity or sexual orientation was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16 yeas to 22 nays (with a quoru

  • Mr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett ✓ Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington Ms. Sewell Mr. Estagreed23–16
    Ways and Means CommitteeJul 22, 2026report measure▶ watch

    As published:Mr. Smith (MO) ✓ Mr. Neal ✓ Mr. Buchanan Mr. Doggett ✓ Mr. Smith (NE) ✓ Mr. Thompson ✓ Mr. Kelly ✓ Mr. Larson ✓ Mr. Schweikert ✓ Mr. Davis ✓ Mr. LaHood ✓ Ms. Sanchez ✓ Mr. Arrington Ms. Sewell Mr. Estes ✓ Ms. DelBene ✓ Mr. Smucker ✓ Ms. Chu ✓ Mr. Hern ✓ Ms. Moore (WI) ✓ Mrs. Miller (WV) ✓ Mr. Boyle ✓ Dr. Murphy ✓ Mr. Beyer ✓ Mr. Kustoff ✓ Mr. Evans ✓ Mr. Fitzpatrick Mr. Schneider Mr. Steube ✓ Mr. Panetta ✓ Ms. Tenney ✓ Mr. Gomez ✓ Mrs. Fischbach ✓ Mr. Horsford ✓ Mr. Moore (UT) ✓ Ms. Plaskett Ms. Van Duyne ✓ Mr. Suozzi ✓ Mr. Feenstra ✓ Ms. Malliotakis ✓ Mr. Carey ✓ Mr. Yakym ✓ Mr. Miller (OH) ✓ Mr. Bean ✓ Mr. Moran VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE In compliance with the Rules of the House of Representatives, the following statement is made concerning the vote of the Committee on Ways and Means during the markup consideration of H.R. 9722, the “Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026” on July 22, 2026. H.R. 9722 was ordered favorably reported to the House of Representatives as amended by a roll call vote of 23 yeas to 16 nays (with a quorum being present). The vote was as follows:

Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 16, 2026

Mr. Moore of Utah (for himself, Mr. Cline, Ms. Tenney, Mr. Owens, Mr. Moran, Mr. Grothman, Mr. Kennedy of Utah, and Ms. Maloy) 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 ensure fair treatment of certain charitable organizations.

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 “Fair Treatment of Religious Organizations Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. DETERMINATION OF RELIGIOUS PURPOSE FOR PURPOSES OF TAX-EXEMPT STATUS.

(a) In General.—Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

“(s) Determination of Religious Purpose.—For purposes of this section—

“(1) a religious belief or practice concerning marriage, sexuality, or gender identity shall not be treated as being inconsistent with law or public policy, and

“(2) a belief shall not fail to be treated as a religious belief merely because such belief is not compelled by or central to a system of religion.”.

(b) Effective Date.—The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025. <all>

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