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No GRIFT Act of 2026

To provide that a nonprofit organization that receives more than 50 percent of its revenue from grants awarded by the Department of Justice, and compensated an officer or employee in an amount that exceeds the annual salary authorized to be paid to the Attorney General, is ineligible to receive a Department of Justice grant, and for other purposes.

Introduced Jul 16, 2026

Latest action (Jul 16, 2026) Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summary

  • Makes nonprofit organizations ineligible to receive Department of Justice grants if more than 50 percent of their revenue comes from DOJ grants and they compensated an officer or employee at an amount exceeding the annual salary authorized for the Attorney General.
  • Requires nonprofit organizations applying for DOJ grants to submit a certification that they are not ineligible under this prohibition.
  • Applies to organizations that are exempt from taxation as Section 501(c)(3) nonprofits under the Internal Revenue Code.

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Sponsor (1)

Money behind the sponsor

Top reported contributors to Andy Biggs’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.

  • SAULSBURY INDUSTRIES $9,900
  • 21ST CENTURY HEALTHCARE $7,500
  • ULINE $6,600
  • TW LEWIS COMPANY $6,600
  • LEE BENSON $6,600

Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Andy Biggs → · Outside spending →

Actions (2)

  1. Jul 16, 2026 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. · house
  2. Jul 16, 2026 Introduced in House

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Text versions (1)

  • Introduced in House · Jul 16, 2026

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 16, 2026

Mr. Biggs of Arizona (for himself, Ms. Hageman, and Mr. Moore of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

A BILL

To provide that a nonprofit organization that receives more than 50 percent of its revenue from grants awarded by the Department of Justice, and compensated an officer or employee in an amount that exceeds the annual salary authorized to be paid to the Attorney General, is ineligible to receive a Department of Justice grant, and for other purposes.

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 “No Granting Riches Intended for Taxpayers Act of 2026” or the “No GRIFT Act of 2026”.

SEC. 2. COMPENSATION LIMITATION FOR CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GRANT RECIPIENTS.

(a) In General.—For a fiscal year, any covered nonprofit is ineligible to receive a grant awarded by the Department of Justice for that fiscal year.

(b) Certification.—A nonprofit seeking a grant awarded by the Department of Justice shall submit to the Attorney General, along with the application for such grant, a certification that the nonprofit is not ineligible to receive a grant under subsection (a).

(c) Definitions.—In this section:

(1) The term “covered nonprofit” means, for a fiscal year, a nonprofit—

(A) for which more than 50 percent of its revenue was comprised of one or more grants awarded by the Department of Justice for taxable year that most recently concluded prior to the first day of that fiscal year; and

(B) that, for the taxable year described in subparagraph (A), compensated an officer or employee in an amount that exceeded the annual salary authorized to be paid to the Attorney General.

(2) The term “nonprofit” means an organization that is exempt from taxation under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. <all>

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