II
117th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1777
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
May 20, 2021
Mr. Braun (for himself, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Barrasso, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Boozman, Mr. Blunt, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Capito, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Cornyn, Mr. Cotton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cruz, Mr. Daines, Ms. Ernst, Mrs. Fischer, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hagerty, Mr. Hawley, Mr. Hoeven, Mrs. Hyde-Smith, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Johnson, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Moran, Mr. Lee, Ms. Lummis, Mr. Marshall, Mr. Paul, Mr. Risch, Mr. Rounds, Mr. Rubio, Mr. Sasse, Mr. Scott of Florida, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Thune, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Tuberville, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to codify the Trump administration rule on reporting requirements of exempt organizations, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the Don't Weaponize the IRS Act
.
Organizations exempt from reporting
Gross receipts threshold
Clause (ii) of section 6033(a)(3)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking $5,000
and inserting $50,000
.
Organizations described
Subparagraph (C) of section 6033(a)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking and
at the end of clause (v),
by striking the period at the end of clause (vi) and inserting a semicolon, and
by adding at the end the following new clauses:
any other organization described in section 501(c) (other than a private foundation or a supporting organization described in section 509(a)(3)); and
any organization (other than a private foundation or a supporting organization described in section 509(a)(3)) which is not described in section 170(c)(2)(A), or which is created or organized in a possession of the United States, which has no significant activity (including lobbying and political activity and the operation of a trade or business) other than investment activity in the United States.
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Clarification of application to section 527 organizations
In general
Paragraph (1) of section 6033(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking This section
and inserting Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, this section
, and
by striking for the taxable year.
and inserting for the taxable year in the same manner as to an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(a).
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
Reporting of names and addresses of contributors
In general
Paragraph (1) of section 6033(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following: Except as provided in subsections (b)(5) and (g)(2)(B), such annual return shall not be required to include the names and addresses of contributors to the organization.
.
Application to section 527 organizations
Paragraph (2) of section 6033(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended—
by striking and
at the end of subparagraph (A),
by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and
by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
containing the names and addresses of all substantial contributors, and
.
Effective date
The amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.