H.R. 4717 (106th): Full and Fair Political Activity Disclosure Act of 2000

Introduced:
Jun 22, 2000 (106th Congress, 1999–2000)
Sponsor:
Rep. Amory “Amo” Houghton Jr. [R-NY31]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on June 22, 2000, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Jun 22, 2000
Reported by Committee Jun 22, 2000
Cosponsors
13 cosponsors (13R) (show)
Committees

House Ways and Means

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Full Title

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require 527 organizations and certain other tax-exempt organizations to disclose their political activities.

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Last updated Jun 27, 2000.
30 pages

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6/27/2000. Amends the Internal Revenue Code to require every organization described in paragraphs 4 (civic leagues, and etc.), 5 (labor, agricultural organizations, and etc.), or 6 (business leagues, chambers of commerce, professional football leagues, and etc.) of section 501(c) (tax exempt organizations) or section 527 (political organizations), except non-527 organizations having aggregate disclosable expenditures of less than $10,000, to submit a return to the Secretary of the Treasury which shall include specified activity, contributor, and expenditure information.
Sets forth provisions concerning: (1) additional exceptions; (2) definitions; (3) additional information required of 527 organizations; (4) reporting periods; and (5) public inspection of documents.

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