+National Council of Nonprofits Communicates Nonprofits’ Priorities to Incoming Chairs of Tax Committees
Washington, DC – The National Council of Nonprofits (Council of Nonprofits) delivered a...
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+Nonprofit community worries Congress could scrap 'crucial' finance law Trump falsely claimed he repealed
+Lawmaker Presses Congress to Repeal EO Politics Ban
“It is refreshing to see our elected officials choosing to press pause on partisan bickering to pass an appropriations bill without a controversial and corrupting policy rider that would have politicized charitable nonprofits, houses of worship,...
+Nonprofits Applaud Senate for Passage of Spending Bill Without anti-Johnson Amendment Rider
Washington, DC - Commenting on the bi-partisan passage in the Senate of H.R. 6147, the four-bill “mini-bus” without a harmful anti-Johnson Amendment rider, National Council of Nonprofits President and CEO Tim Delaney said the following:
+In Our View: Charitable, This Isn’t
Abolishing the Johnson Amendment would be problematic for several reasons.
+House votes to prevent IRS from punishing churches engaging in politics
“It’s now impossible for Congress and the White House to deny their objective: to politicize the trusted charitable nonprofit community by authorizing unlimited, unfettered and untraceable political money to flow through the nonprofit sector to...
+Donor Transparency Meets Russia Controversy Amid New Treasury Rule
D.C. groups that represent traditional nonprofits are generally wary of both the new IRS rule and efforts to repeal the Johnson Amendment. They see each as further blurring the line between charities and political groups.
+Nonprofits To Politicians: We Are Neither Your Pawns Nor Your Piggybanks
Washington, DC - Responding to the dual events this week of (1) the House passing language to effectively block enforcement of the longstanding law known as the Johnson Amendment in Section 112 of the Interior/Environment and Financial Services...
+House passes measure blocking IRS from revoking churches' tax-exempt status over political activity
"It's now impossible for Congress and the White House to deny their objective: to politicize the trusted charitable nonprofit community by authorizing unlimited, unfettered and untraceable political money to flow through the nonprofit sector to...
+Johnson Amendment Proposal Sparks New Backlash
The new measure, if enacted, would set up potentially insurmountable roadblocks before the IRS could begin an investigation into a violation of the prohibition, said David Thompson, vice president of public policy for the National Council of...
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