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Civil LibertiesA nonprofit's religious views on marriage, sexuality, or gender identity could not cost it its tax exemption.
Civil Liberties
The IRS could not hold a group's religious beliefs or practices about marriage, sexuality, or gender identity against it when deciding tax-exempt status. The bar would apply to any organization claiming exemption under Section 501.
A belief would still count as religious even when the faith behind it does not require the belief or treat it as a core teaching. That removes an argument that a belief is too far from the center of a religion to qualify.
More about this bill
If you give to or work for a faith-based group, one risk to its tax break would go away. The IRS could not treat the group's religious views on marriage, sexuality, or gender identity as being against the law or public policy. A 1983 Supreme Court ruling lets the IRS take away a group's tax break if its purpose runs against settled public policy. The IRS has used that power in cases about race. Whether it reaches views on marriage, sexuality, or gender is an open question today. The bill would close it. It also says a belief counts as religious even if the faith does not require it. The same holds if the faith does not treat it as core. The rule covers any group that claims a tax break under Section 501, not just charities. It would start with tax years that begin after December 31, 2025.
Congressional Summary
Congress's official summary of this bill still describes an earlier version of the text, so we have left it out here. You can read it on Congress.gov.
Legislative Subjects
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Reported to House
- Action Date
- 2026-08-27
- Date Added
- 2026-09-15
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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