119th Congress · introduced in the House · Mar 31, 2025
Free Speech Fairness Act
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Latest action (Mar 31, 2025): Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
View on Congress.govPolicy area: Taxation
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Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
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Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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6 citations.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · amended · posted Jun 17, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$85,660
Spent on own lobbying
…99/S.3942 - SPONSOR Act H.R. 6800/S.3554 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax-exempt status of terrorist supporting organizations. H.R. 2501/S.1205 - Free Speech Fairness Act Opposition to repeal or weakening of nonprofit nonpartisanship (Johnson Amendment) Including Nonprofits in the Work Opportuni…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Jun 17, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$73,512
Spent on own lobbying
Charitable Act (S. 317/ H.R. 801) Free Speech Fairness Act (S.1205/H.R. 2501) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Opposition to repeal or weakening of nonprofit nonpartisanship (Johnson Amendment)
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC. OFFICE OF PUBLIC POLICY · lobbying firm or registrant: CENTER FOR INQUIRY, INC. OFFICE OF PUBLIC POLICY
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 22, 2026 · issue area: Religion
Amount not reported
CFI's Office of Public Policy lobbied against the "Free Speech Fairness Act" (HR 2501). This bill would allow churches and other houses of worship to endorse candidates for political office, essentially erasing the federal "Johnson Amendment." C…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. View filing
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 17, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$33,659
Spent on own lobbying
Charitable Act (S. 317/ H.R. 801) Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025 (H.R. 1582) Free Speech Fairness Act (S.1205/H.R. 2501) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Support disaster tax relief and recovery proposals Opposition to repeal or weakening of nonprofit nonpartisanship (Johnson…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO · lobbying firm or registrant: NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPROFITS (FORMERLY KNOWN AS THE NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NONPRO
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$37,407
Spent on own lobbying
Charitable Act (S. 317/ H.R. 801) Volunteer Driver Tax Appreciation Act of 2025 (H.R. 1582) Free Speech Fairness Act (S.1205/H.R. 2501) One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1) Support disaster tax relief and recovery proposals Opposition to repeal or weakening of nonprofit nonpartisanship (Johnson…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM · lobbying firm or registrant: ALLIANCE DEFENDING FREEDOM
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 21, 2025 · issue area: Civil Rights/Civil Liberties
$40,000
Spent on own lobbying
H.R.2896/S.1428, Safeguarding Charity Act, clarifying that certain tax exemptions are not treated as federal financial assistance, all provisions. H.R.2501/S.1205, Free Speech Fairness Act, allowing charitable organizations to make statements relating to political campaigns if such statements are made in the ordin…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing