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H.R.781 - Free Speech Fairness Act115th Congress (2017-2018) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Scalise, Steve [R-LA-1] (Introduced 02/01/2017)
Committees: House - Ways and Means
Latest Action: House - 02/01/2017 Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (02/01/2017)

Free Speech Fairness Act

This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) or be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, solely because of the content of any statement that: (1) is made in the ordinary course of the organization's regular and customary activities in carrying out its exempt purpose, and (2) results in the organization incurring not more than de minimis incremental expenses.